Book description
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 café 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.
'Pitch-perfect, dry, and smart, this is a vivid portrait of New York,
our lives, our loves, and our hearts.' Susan Orlean, author of Rin Tin
Tin and The Orchid Thief 'Triburbia is a chorus of voices so sharp,
vivid, and finely tuned that New York sounds as if it's speaking
directly to us. But more than a portrait of a neighborhood, it's also an
absorbing expose of the extravagant preoccupations and dark desires of
the new millennium.' Eleanor Henderson, author of Ten Thousand Saints
'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 and Brief Encounters with Che Guevara
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.
