Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon

Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon

"An immensely gifted writer and magical prose stylist."

--Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon has transported readers to wonderful places: to New York City during the Golden Age of comic books (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay); to an imaginary Jewish homeland in Sitka, Alaska (The Yiddish Policemen's Union); to discover The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. Now he takes us to Telegraph Avenue in a big-hearted and exhilarating novel that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white. In Telegraph Avenue, Chabon lovingly creates a world grounded in pop culture--Kung Fu, '70s Blaxploitation films, vinyl LPs, jazz and soul music--and delivers a bravura epic of friendship, race, and secret histories.

Michael Chabon is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Wonder Boys, which was adapted into a feature film starring Michael Douglas. His recent novel, The Incredible Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, was named one of the best books of 2000 by Entertainment Weekly. Brilliance Audio sells both of them. He graduated with a B.A. He received his M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.

university of california-irvine He resides in California with his wife and two children.