Thomas P. Lambert

A father’s love: Childish Literature, by Alejandro Zambra, reviewed

The Chilean writer contributes obliquely to the fledgling genre of fatherhood literature, combining family vignettes with literary criticism and a ‘diary’ addressed to his infant son

Alejandro Zamba photographed in Madrid last year. [Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images] 
issue 30 November 2024
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  • Childish Literature

    Alejandro Zambra

    Fitzcarraldo, pp. 216, £12

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