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This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in New York City. His Brooklyn cousin Sammy Clay is looking for a partner to create heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit America the comic book. Inspired by their own fears and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapists, The Monitor, and Luna Moth, inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is the winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon
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- Released
- 2001
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Chabon
- Publisher
- Picador
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0312282990
- ISBN13
- 9780312282998
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Comics & Manga, Adventure, Comic Books, Love, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Czech & Slovak history, USA, LGBTQ+, American Literature, World War II, Death, Jews, New York, Prague, America, Holocaust, Nazism, Czechoslovakia, Homosexuality, Persecution of Jews, Pulitzer Prize, Golem, Metafiction
- First published
- 2000
- Original title
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in New York City. His Brooklyn cousin Sammy Clay is looking for a partner to create heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit America the comic book. Inspired by their own fears and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapists, The Monitor, and Luna Moth, inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is the winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.