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Family Man

by Calvin Trillin

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A humorous collection on the unruly intimacy of family life

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A humorous collection on the unruly intimacy of family life

Calvin Trillin gathers reflections on parenting and domestic life around the gap between child-rearing advice and the unpredictable reality of living in a family. The material treats parental theories with skepticism, while also acknowledging the particular complications of sharing a home with a writer inclined to turn everyday remarks into material. Family Man is grounded in the small negotiations of privacy, children, and family roles, presenting them through comic observation rather than instruction. Its perspective is personal and candid, with humor serving as the frame for thoughts about how central children become in adult life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in humorous writing about marriage, parenting, and family life
  • Fans of personal reflections that question prescriptive child-rearing advice
  • Adults seeking comic observations about domestic privacy and family roles

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ParentingFamily lifeMarriage and domesticityPrivacyHumor

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Book overview

Calvin Trillin begins his wise and charming ruminations on family by stating the sum total of his child-rearing advice: "Try to get one that doesn't spit up. Otherwise, you're on your own." Suspicious of any child-rearing theories beyond "Your children are either the center of your life or they're not," Trillin has clearly reveled in the role of family man. Acknowledging the special perils to the privacy of people living with a writer who occasionally remarks, "I hope you're not under the impression that what you just said was off the record," Trillin deals with the subject of family in a way that is loving, honest, and wildly funny in Family Man.
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