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Arbitrary Stupid Goal

by Tamara Shopsin

Picador

Paperback/Biography & Autobiography 336 pages English Jul 17, 2018

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In Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the reader on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, long before Sex and the City tours and luxury condos. The center of Tamara's universe is Shopsin's, her family's legendary greasy spoon, aka "The Store," run by her inimitable dad, Kenny--a loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New York's best egg salad on rye, is Village sheriff, philosopher, and fixer all at once. All comers find a place at Shopsin's table and feast on Kenny's tall tales and trenchant advice along with the incomparable chili con carne. Filled with clever illustrations and witty, nostalgic photographs and graphics, and told in a sly, elliptical narrative that is both hilarious and endearing, Arbitrary Stupid Goal is an offbeat memory-book mosaic about the secrets of living an unconventional life, which is becoming a forgotten art.
Author:
Tamara Shopsin
Publisher:
Picador
Publication Date:
Jul 17, 2018
Number of pages:
336 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback/Biography & Autobiography
ISBN-10:
125018391X
ISBN-13:
9781250183910