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Triburbia

Triburbia

by KarlTaroGreenfeld (Author)

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    Paperback 2014

    $4.62
Synopsis

With an unflinching eye, Triburbia explores Tribeca, Manhattan, where an artists' community has been overrun by those made staggeringly wealthy by the world of finance. A group of fathers - a sound engineer, a writer, a career criminal - meet each morning at a local cafe after the school run. Over the course of a single year, we learn about their dreams deferred, their secrets and mishaps, as they confront truths about ambition, wealth and sex. Seen through the eyes of these men and the women with whom they share their lives, Triburbia shows that our choices and their repercussions not only define us, but irrevocably alter the lives of those we love. Wonderfully layered and complex, Triburbia creates a powerful portrait of a group of unlikely friends and a neighbourhood in transition.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 06 Mar 2014
ISBN 10: 0857897586
ISBN 13: 9780857897589
Book Overview: Bold, brave and darkly funny, Triburbia explores the experience of fatherhood in the modern world.

Media Reviews
Greenfeld has written some notable nonfiction... but this is his first novel. You wouldn't know he was debutant... Triburbia is a satire with a pulse... the writing creates a powerful undertow. At first glance, the lives of these boho-riche characters appear as enviable as their apartments. After Greenfeld has entered their pockets, souls and bedrooms, you envy them nothing. * Sunday Times *
The lives of a group of upper-middle-class New Yorkers... are deftly captured in Karl Taro Greenfeld's first novel... [a] perceptive and lively portrait of contemporary American life * Observer *
The excellent Triburbia brings to mind such modern masters as Cheever, Updike, and Salter, but Greenfeld delivers his own take on American life. This is fiction of the first rank - intense, suspenseful, and relevant in the most urgent way. -- Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Greenfeld reveals his characters' humanity with sly humor and an unerring eye. * People Magazine *
Greenfeld taps into something universal with Triburbia... [he] brings a reporter's curiosity and an artist's empathy to his crackling, observant first novel. * Entertainment Weekly *
Karl Taro Greenfeld has matched Updike and Jay McInerney -- Patrick Neale * Booksellers' Choice *
Author Bio
Karl Taro Greenfeld is the author of six previous books, including the much-acclaimed memoir Boy Alone, about his autistic brother. Greenfeld's fiction has appeared in the Paris Review, Best American Short Stories, American Short Fiction and the PEN/O Henry Prize Stories. A veteran editor and writer for the Nation, TIME, and Sports Illustrated, Karl has also been a frequent contributor to Bloomberg Businessweek, the New York Times, GQ, Vogue, Conde Nast Traveler and the Washington Post. Born in Kobe, Japan, Karl has lived in Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Tribeca. Visit Karl Taro Greenfeld's website at www.karltarogreenfeld.com.