Arbitrary Stupid Goal

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 TamaraÆs universe is ShopsinÆs, her familyÆs legendary greasy spoon, aka ôThe Store,ö run by her inimitable dad, Kennyùa loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New YorkÆs best egg salad on rye, is Village sheriff, philosopher, and fixer all at once. All comers find a place at ShopsinÆs table and feast on KennyÆs 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