The Yiddish Policemens Union by Michael Chabon
The brilliantly original new novel from Michael Chabon, author of The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and The Final Solution.Praise for ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’:
‘An adventure story that keeps you up until 4am with the bedside lamp on, eager to learn if the Escapist, and Chabon himself, can free the enslaved and lead them home’ Observer
‘Proof of the abiding power of complex, serious, engaged, but above all entertaining story-telling.’ Times Literary Supplement
‘A page-turning epic, sketching World War II as seen through the eyes of two comic book writers.’ Time Out
‘A novel of towering achievement.’ New York Times
‘Absolutely gosh-wow, super-colossal.’ Washington Post
Michael Chabon is the author of two collections of short stories, ‘A Model World’ and ‘Werewolves in their Youth’, the novels ‘The Mysteries of Pittsburgh’, ‘Wonder Boys’, ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’, ‘The Yiddish Policemen’s Union’ and ‘Telegraph Avenue’, and the non-fiction books ‘Maps and Legends and Manhood for Amateurs’. ‘Wonder Boys’ has been made into a film starring Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. and ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His short stories have appeared in the New Yorker, GQ, Esquire and Playboy. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and their four children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007208067 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007208065 |
| Title | The Yiddish Policemens Union |
| Author | Michael Chabon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2007-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Prizes | Winner of Hugo Award: Novel Category 2008 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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