Ideas & Inspiration for The Family Fang
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Mr. and Mrs. Fang called it art.
Their children called it mischief.
Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist’s work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and Annie Fang. For as long as they can remember, they starred (unwillingly) in their parents’ madcap pieces. But now that they are grown up, the chaos of their childhood has made it difficult to cope with life outside the fishbowl of their parents’ strange world.
When the lives they’ve built come crashing down, brother and sister have nowhere to go but home, where they discover that Caleb and Camille are planning one last performance -– their magnum opus -– whether the kids agree to participate or not. Soon, ambition breeds conflict, bringing the Fangs to face the difficult decision about what’s ultimately more important: their family or their art.
Awards & Honors
New York Times Bestseller
Time's Top Ten Fiction Books of 2011
Esquire's Top Ten Books of 2011
People's Top Ten Books of 2011
Kirkus Reviews's Best Fiction of 2011
Booklist's Top 10 First Novels of 2011
Amazon.com list it in their Best Books of 2011 list
Barnes & Noble list it in their Best Books of 2011, Adult Fiction section
Title-specific resources for your Book to Art Club:
The Family Fang Discussion Questions from LitLovers
Author Interview by the Evanston Public Library
The Family Fang Pinterest Page
About the suggested projects:
Create quirky, statement-making projects inspired by the Fang family’s performance art, Camille’s secret paintings or any of the outlandish quotes.