A powerful autobiographical novel from award-winning author Francisco Goldman [sponsored]

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“Enthralling... a tour de force” 

from award-winning author

Francisco Goldman

(O Magazine)

“Monkey Boy tells what it means to be an American, to have an identity that is nourished by many sources, including ones that are mysterious and shrouded in secrecy.”
–Colm Tóibín

“A powerful, necessary book.”
–Valeria Luiselli

“Ravishing, multidirectional... iridescent with tenderness.”

–Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review)

Told over the course of a five-day visit to his aging mother, Monkey Boy is an irresistibly funny, passionate portrait of growing up between worlds — Jewish/Catholic, white/brown, native/expat — unearthing the hidden cruelties in a predominantly white, working-class Boston suburb where Francisco came of age.

"Reading this book is like reading a family saga, a memoir and a novel while listening to an old friend telling stories about his life... His words will linger in the minds and hearts of readers long after they’ve turned the last page."
–San Francisco Chronicle

“Goldman is a true original, that rarest of writers, the kind

we cannot live without.”

–Susan Choi

“One of our most brilliant political writers, is also, miraculously,

a Chekhov of the heart.”

–Rivka Galchen

About the Author

Francisco Goldman has published four previous novels and two books of nonfiction. The Long Night of White Chickens was awarded the American Academy’s Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction. The Interior Circuit was named by the Los Angeles Times one of ten best books of the year. The Art of Political Murder is now an HBO movie. Goldman’s most recent novel, Say Her Name, won the Prix Femina Étranger. His books have been published in 16 languages.

Catch Francisco Goldman on Tour!

May 11 | San Francisco, CA

City Lights Books

In conversation with Valeria Luiselli

May 12 | Los Angeles, CA

Skirball Center

In conversation with Rachel Kushner

May 13 | Cambridge, MA

Harvard Book Store

In conversation with Colm Tóibín

May 18 | Seattle, WA

The Elliott Bay Book Company

In conversation with Rivka Galchen

May 19 | New York, NY

92nd Street Y

In conversation with Susan Choi

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