C’MON PAPA: DISPATCHES FROM A DAD IN THE DARK

Book ID/图书代码： 12760011B49583

English Summary/英文概要： Ryan Knighton’s humorous and perceptive tales of fatherhood take us inside an unusual new family, one bound by its father’s particular darkness and light.
C’mon Papa is Ryan Knighton’s heartbreaking and hilarious voyage through the first year of fatherhood. Becoming a father is a stressful, daunting rite of passage to be sure, but for a blind father, the fears are unimaginably heightened. Ryan will have to find novel ways to adapt to nearly every aspect of parenting: the most basic skills are nearly impossible to contemplate, let alone master. And how will Ryan get to know this pre-verbal bundle of coos and burps when he can’t see her smile, or look into her eyes for hints of the person to come? But this is no pity party, and Ryan has no time for sentimentality. Tackling these hurdles with grace and humour, Ryan is determined to do his part - and this is where the fun starts. From holding his daughter as she wails into the night to their first nerve-wracking walk to the cafe, no activity between father and daughter is without its pitfalls. In his struggle to "see" Tess, Ryan reimagines the relationship between father and child during that first chaotic year.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Ryan Knighton詼諧而富有洞察力的為父故事帶我們進入了一個不同尋常的新家庭，一位受限於黑暗與光明的特別父親。
《C’mon Papa》是Ryan Knighton通過生為人父的第一年，所經歷的充滿傷感和滑稽的一段人生歷程。成為一位父親是有壓力的，必須經過一定的挫折歷程，但對於一位失明的父親，這種內心的恐懼往往是常人難以想像的。Ryan不得不尋找新的方法來適應幾乎所有為人父母養育子女的每個經歷：最基本的技巧是幾乎不容你多加思考，更不必說是得心應手了。Ryan如何知道自己女兒的咿呀耳語和打嗝的前兆，當他不能看見她的微笑，或是通過觀察她的眼神找到蛛絲馬跡呢？
但這是一場沒有遺憾的經歷，Ryan沒有時間去多愁善感。用淡定和幽默的態度來解決這些障礙，Ryan決定全身心投入他的角色—— 而這也是人生樂趣的開始。從抱著啼哭的她至深夜，到第一次膽顫驚心走到咖啡店，父女間既沒有互動，也不存在缺陷。在他的這場奮鬥中似乎“看見”Tess, Ryan追憶了父子間第一年裡那混沌的經歷。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Every new parent behaves like they’re the first human to have given birth, and you don’t always want to be seated beside them at a dinner party. What makes Knighton special is that, being blind, he’s exquisitely attuned to every detail of the experience, every moment of joy and embarrassment, in a way that can make the merely sighted feel frankly unperceptive. His book made me want to have another kid, just to see what I missed the first time round." — Daniel Richler, author of Kicking Tomorrow
"A warm, insightful and very funny book. Knighton is a writer you enjoy in the moment and think about later." — Timothy Taylor, author of Stanley Park
"Ryan Knighton can’t see, true. But his capacity to look inward, to create a landscape of what it is to be a blind parent, is nothing short of profound. He’s also hilarious, and I’m warning you, you’re going to cry, too. C’mon Papa is a memoir like no other, about a life like no other." — Alicia Erian, author of Towelhead

About the Author/作者介绍： Ryan Knighton是備受好評的《Cockeyed: A Memoir》的作者，這本自傳在全世界發表，並改編成一部主要電影。他有趣生動的隨筆刊登在《Esquire/時尚先生》，《New York Times/紐約時報》和《Globe and Mail/環球郵報》和《Salon/沙龍》上。Knighton在十八歲時，被確診患了色素性視網膜炎的眼部退化功能性疾病，現在他處於失明狀態，事實上他更預設自己是個瞎子。他在卡普蘭大學教授英語，和他的愛妻和小女兒居住在溫哥華東部。
Ryan Knighton is the author of the critically acclaimed Cockeyed: A Memoir, which was published around the world and is in development as a major motion picture. His comic essays have appeared in Esquire, the New York Times, the Globe and Mail and Salon. At the age of eighteen Knighton was diagnosed with the degenerative eye condition retinitis pigmentosa and is now blind, which is blinder than he’d like to admit. He teaches English at Capilano University and lives in East Vancouver with his wife and young daughter.

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