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Our Fathers: Reflections by Sons Paperback - 2002

by Steven L. Shepherd (Editor)


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No one questions that men are profoundly influenced by their fathers, but the shape and substance of that influence varies with each family. In this, the first anthology of nonfiction prose to explore this issue in depth, editor Steven Shepherd has collected a diverse and invariably compelling group of narratives about sons and their fathers. "Fourteen excellent essays by some of our best writers," says Anne Morris of the Austin American-Statesman. Among the contributors: James Baldwin, who reflects in his classic "Notes of a Native Son," on the father he barely knew, "partly because we shared, in our different fashions, the vice of stubborn pride." The brothers Geoffrey and Tobias Wolff, who write of their father from dramatically different perspectives. A second-generation undertaker, Thomas Lynch, who writes lovingly of burying his father. And the acclaimed scholar of African-American culture, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who grew up with a father who "was not a race man," yet their arguments were vital to the son's education.

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  • Title Our Fathers: Reflections by Sons
  • Author Steven L. Shepherd (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Beacon Press
  • Date July 26, 2002
  • ISBN 9780807062470 / 0807062472
  • Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.16 x 0.8 in (20.32 x 13.11 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Masculine
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00012324
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

Fathers lead the way for many of us. This book shows us the many ways they do. -Eric Sorensen, The Seattle Times

"In these true stories, some fathers work six days a week, and some get drunk every morning. Some are role models, and some are monsters. Some stay, and some leave. And their impact is undeniable." -Teresa Weaver, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Our Fathers offers a series of case studies in how the American male of the 20th century eschewed direct communication and affection." -The Seattle Times

About the author

Steven L. Shepherd is a journalist, critic, and essayist who lives in San Diego, California.
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