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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and notable book of the year across multiple platforms, this work is hailed as a masterful piece of sustained writing. It presents a compelling narrative that showcases the versatility of the novel form. The story unfolds as a deathbed confession from an old man, whose memories are stirred by painkillers and the proximity of death. He shares fragmented tales with his grandson, revealing a long-buried history. The narrative poses intriguing questions: Why did he attempt to strangle a business partner? What drove him to set explosives on a Washington, D.C. bridge? What were his thoughts while hunting Wernher von Braun in Germany? And what did he see in a young girl he met in Baltimore post-war? Spanning from the Jewish slums of pre-war Philadelphia to the invasion of Germany, and from a retirement village in Florida to a New York prison, the story encapsulates a vast era within a single life, compressing a lifetime into just one week. The brilliance of this work serves as a striking defense of storytelling and its power to shape our understanding of history and identity.
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Moonglow, Michael Chabon
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Moonglow
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Chabon
- Publisher
- 4th Estate
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0007548923
- ISBN13
- 9780007548927
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Family, Contemporary Fiction, USA, Military Fiction, Wars, American Literature, World War II, 20th century, Death, Literary Fiction, Holocaust, Nazism, Jewish Literature, Genealogy, Dark Humor, Postmodern literature, Grandfather, Grandparents
- First published
- 2016
- Original title
- Moonglow
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and notable book of the year across multiple platforms, this work is hailed as a masterful piece of sustained writing. It presents a compelling narrative that showcases the versatility of the novel form. The story unfolds as a deathbed confession from an old man, whose memories are stirred by painkillers and the proximity of death. He shares fragmented tales with his grandson, revealing a long-buried history. The narrative poses intriguing questions: Why did he attempt to strangle a business partner? What drove him to set explosives on a Washington, D.C. bridge? What were his thoughts while hunting Wernher von Braun in Germany? And what did he see in a young girl he met in Baltimore post-war? Spanning from the Jewish slums of pre-war Philadelphia to the invasion of Germany, and from a retirement village in Florida to a New York prison, the story encapsulates a vast era within a single life, compressing a lifetime into just one week. The brilliance of this work serves as a striking defense of storytelling and its power to shape our understanding of history and identity.