{"product_id":"how-to-be-normal-essays-paperback","title":"How to Be Normal: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhil Christman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Christman is one of the best cultural critics working today. Or, as a reviewer of his previous book, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Futures\u003c\/i\u003e, put it, \"one of the most underappreciated writers of [his] generation.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may also know Phil from his columns in \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlough\u003c\/i\u003e, or his viral essay \"What Is It Like To Be A Man?\", the latter adapted in his new book, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Normal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristman's second book includes essays on \"How To Be White,\" \"How to Be Religious,\" \"How To Be Married,\" and more, in addition to new versions of the above. Find in it also brilliant analyses of middlebrow culture, bad movies, Mark Fisher, Christian fundamentalism, and more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith exquisite attention to syntax and prose, the astoundingly well-read Christman pairs a deceptively breezy style with radical openness. In his witty, original hands, seemingly \"normal\" subjects are rendered exceptional, and exceptionally. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Christman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMidwest Futures\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of both the Independent Publisher Book Award and a Midwest Independent Publisher Award. He currently lectures in the English department at University of Michigan. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Hedgehog Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Outline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand other places. He lives in Ann Arbor, MI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 x 6.93 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766214525216,"sku":"9781953368294","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eeab59ba81b832c820d1119c4f4f3af3.webp?v=1780287555","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-be-normal-essays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}