Summerland by Michael Chabon

Summerland by Michael Chabon

A magical novel for readers of all ages that blends fantasy and folklore with that most American coming-of-age ritual: baseball--now in a new edition, with an original introduction by the author.

For over a century, the people of Clam Island, Washington, have enjoyed barbecues and baseball games at Summerland, on the western tip of the island, where it never rains. The small beings--known as ferishers--who ensure this perfect weather, however, are threatened by an ancient enemy and need a hero--a baseball star, in fact--to vanquish their foe. Summerland is the story of Ethan Feld, the worst ballplayer in the history of the game, recruited by a hundred-year-old scout called Ringfinger Brown, himself a Negro Leagues legend. Accompanied by his determined friend Jennifer T. Rideout and guided by a friendly werefox, Ethan struggles to defeat giants, bat-winged goblins, and one of the toughest ballclubs in the realms of magic to save all the Summerlands--and ultimately the world.

Praise for Michael Chabon

An immensely gifted writer and a magical prose stylist.-New York Times

His work is page-turning and poignant; he is one of the best writers of English prose alive. . . . He wants to move and thrill us both, and he does.-Washington Post Book World

A prose magician, Chabon is that rare literary anomaly: a gentle-spirited writer of boundless ambition.-Village Voice

A literary swashbuckler.-Houston Chronicle

Michael Chabon is an escape artist: his novels are elegant and energetic circus tricks which celebrate, again and again, the joy of release from the constraints of the everyday world.-Financial Times

An unstoppable master of the ripping yarn, beautifully told.-Minneapolis Star Tribune

Probably the premier prose stylist -the Updike-of his generation.-Time

Chabon, Michael: - Michael Chabon is the author of Wonder Boys, which won universal critical acclaim and was made into a feature film starring Michael Douglas. Entertainment Weekly included his latest, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, on its list of the best books of 2000. Both are available from Brilliance Audio. He received his B.A. from The University of Pittsburgh and his M.F.A. from the University of California at Irvine. He lives with his wife and two children in California.

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ISBN 13	9781423139959
ISBN 10	142313995X
Title	Summerland
Author	Michael Chabon
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hyperion Books
Year published	2011-03-08
Number of pages	512
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