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THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY: a novel

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.

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  • "Kavalier & Clay"
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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."@en
  • "This novel is a thrilling tightrope walk between high comedy and bitter tragedy. After escaping from Prague, Josef shuffles into his cousin Sam's New York bedroom. Little does he realise that this is the beginning of an extraordinary friendship."@en
  • "With this brilliant novel, the bestselling author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys gives us an exhilarating triumph of language and invention, a stunning novel in which the tragicomic adventures of a couple of boy geniuses reveal much about what happened to America in the middle of the twentieth century. Like Phillip Roth's American Pastoral or Don DeLillo's Underworld, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a superb novel with epic sweep, spanning continents and eras, a masterwork by one of America's finest writers. It is New York City in 1939. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdini-esque escape, has just pulled off his greatest feat to date: smuggling himself out of Nazi-occupied Prague. He is looking to make big money, fast, so that he can bring his family to freedom. His cousin, Brooklyn's own Sammy Clay, is looking for a collaborator to create the heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit the American dreamscape: the comic book. Out of their fantasies, fears, and dreams, Joe and Sammy weave the legend of that unforgettable champion the Escapist. And inspired by the beautiful and elusive Rosa Saks, a woman who will be linked to both men by powerful ties of desire, love, and shame, they create the otherworldly mistress of the night, Luna Moth. As the shadow of Hitler falls across Europe and the world, the Golden Age of comic books has begun. The brilliant writing that has led critics to compare Michael Chabon to John Cheever and Vladimir Nabokov is everywhere apparent in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Chabon writes "like a magical spider, effortlessly spinning out elaborate webs of words that ensnare the reader," wrote Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times about Wonder Boys-and here he has created, in Joe Kavalier, a hero for the century."
  • "The beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a masterwork by Chabon. It is the American epic of two boy geniuses named Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay and their quest to become American icons in the comic book world. Now with special bonus material by Chabon."@en
  • "Joe Kavalier, a young Jewish artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdini-esque 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. Drawing on their own fears and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapist, the Monitor, and Luna Moth, inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men. With exhilarating style and grace, Michael Chabon tells an unforgettable story about American romance and possibility."
  • "With this brilliant novel, the bestselling author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys gives us an exhilarating triumph of language and invention, a stunning novel in which the tragicomic adventures of a couple of boy geniuses reveal much about what happened to America in the middle of the twentieth century. Like Phillip Roth's American Pastoral or Don DeLillo's Underworld, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a superb novel with epic sweep, spanning continents and eras, a masterwork by one of America's finest writers. It is New York City in 1939. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdini-esque escape, has just pulled off his greatest feat to date: smuggling himself out of Nazi-occupied Prague. He is looking to make big money, fast, so that he can bring his family to freedom."@en
  • "Twee jonge joodse neven maken het in het New York van de jaren veertig helemaal als scheppers van een populaire stripheld."
  • "In New York City 1939, Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-occupied Prague, and his cousin, Brooklyn's own Sammy Clay, collaborate to create comic-book superheroes inspired by their own fantasies, fears, and dreams."@en
  • "His cousin, Brooklyn's own Sammy Clay, is looking for a collaborator to create the heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit the American dreamscape: the comic book. Out of their fantasies, fears, and dreams, Joe and Sammy weave the legend of that unforgettable champion the Escapist. And inspired by the beautiful and elusive Rosa Saks, a woman who will be linked to both men by powerful ties of desire, love, and shame, they create the otherworldly mistress of the night, Luna Moth. As the shadow of Hitler falls across Europe and the world, the Golden Age of comic books has begun. The brilliant writing that has led critics to compare Michael Chabon to John Cheever and Vladimir Nabokov is everywhere apparent in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay."@en
  • ""One night in 1939, Josef Kavalier shuffles into his cousin Sam Clay's cramped New York bedroom, his nerve-racking escape from Prague finally achieved. Little does he realise that this is the beginning of an extraordinary friendship and even more fruitful business partnership. Together, they create a comic strip called The Escapist, its superhero a Nazi-busting saviour who liberates the oppressed around the world. The Escapist makes their fortune, but Joe can think of only one thing: how can he effect a real-life escape, and free his family from the tyranny of Hitler?"
  • "New York, 1939 : Josef, un jeune juif qui a fui Prague, et Sammy, son cousin de Brooklyn inventent un héros de bande dessinée, l'Artiste de l'évasion qui combat le nazisme sous toutes ses formes. Une évocation d'un art nouveau dans les années 40 et 50, celui des comics."
  • "With this brilliant novel, the bestselling author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys gives us an exhilarating triumph of language and invention, a stunning novel in which the tragicomic adventures of a couple of boy geniuses reveal much about what happened to America in the middle of the twentieth century. Like Phillip Roth's American Pastoral or Don DeLillo's Underworld, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a superb novel with epic sweep, spanning continents and eras, a masterwork by one of America's finest writers. It is New York City in 1939. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdini-esque escape, has just pulled off his greatest feat to date: smuggling himself out of Nazi-occupied Prague. He is looking to make big money, fast, so that he can bring his family to freedom. His cousin, Brooklyn's own Sammy Clay, is looking for a collaborator to create the heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit the American dreamscape: the comic book. Out of their fantasies, fears, and dreams, Joe and Sammy weave the legend of that unforgettable champion the Escapist. And inspired by the beautiful and elusive Rosa Saks, a woman who will be linked to both men by powerful ties of desire, love, and shame, they create the otherworldly mistress of the night, Luna Moth. As the shadow of Hitler falls across Europe and the world, the Golden Age of comic books has begun. The brilliant writing that has led critics to compare Michael Chabon to John Cheever and Vladimir Nabokov is everywhere apparent in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Chabon writes "like a magical spider, effortlessly spinning out elaborate webs of words that ensnare the reader," wrote Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times about Wonder Boys-and here he has created, in Joe Kavalier, a hero for the century. Annotation. With this brilliant novel, the bestselling author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys gives us an exhilarating triumph of language and invention, a stunning novel in which the tragicomic adventures of a couple of boy geniuses reveal much about what happened to America in the middle of the twentieth century. Like Phillip Roth's American Pastoral or Don DeLillo's Underworld, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a superb novel with epic sweep, spanning continents and eras, a masterwork by one of America's finest writers."@en
  • "With this brilliant novel, the bestselling author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys gives us an exhilarating triumph of language and invention, a stunning novel in which the tragicomic adventures of a couple of boy geniuses reveal much about what happened to America in the middle of the twentieth century. Like Phillip Roth's American Pastoral or Don DeLillo's Underworld, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a superb novel with epic sweep, spanning continents and eras, a masterwork by one of America's finest writers. It is New York City in 1939. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdini-esque escape, has just pulled off his greatest feat to date: smuggling himself out of Nazi-occupied Prague. He is looking to make big money, fast, so that he can bring his family to freedom. His cousin, Brooklyn's own Sammy Clay, is looking for a collaborator to create the heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit the American dreamscape: the comic book. Out of their fantasies, fears, and dreams, Joe and Sammy weave the legend of that unforgettable champion the Escapist. And inspired by the beautiful and elusive Rosa Saks, a woman who will be linked to both men by powerful ties of desire, love, and shame, they create the otherworldly mistress of the night, Luna Moth. As the shadow of Hitler falls across Europe and the world, the Golden Age of comic books has begun. The brilliant writing that has led critics to compare Michael Chabon to John Cheever and Vladimir Nabokov is everywhere apparent in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Chabon writes "like a magical spider, effortlessly spinning out elaborate webs of words that ensnare the reader," wrote Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times about Wonder Boys-and here he has created, in Joe Kavalier, a hero for the century. Annotation. With this brilliant novel, the bestselling author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys gives us an exhilarating triumph of language and invention, a stunning novel in which the tragicomic adventures of a couple of boy geniuses reveal much about what happened to America in the middle of the twentieth century. Like Phillip Roth's American Pastoral or Don DeLillo's Underworld, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a superb novel with epic sweep, spanning continents and eras, a masterwork by one of America's finest writers."
  • "An escape artist joins forces with a cousin to create a popular comic book character in the days before WWII."
  • "In 1939 New York City, Joe Kavalier, a refugee from Hitler's Prague, joins forces with his Brooklyn-born cousin, Sammy Clay, to create comic-book superheroes inspired by their own fantasies, fears, and dreams."
  • "It's 1939, in New York City. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just pulled off his greatest feat - smuggling himself out of Hitler's Prague. He's looking to make big money, fast, so that he can bring his family to freedom. His cousin, Brooklyn's own Sammy Clay, is looking for a partner in creating the heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit the American dreamscape: the comic book. Inspired by their own fantasies, fears, and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapist, the Monitor, and the otherworldy Mistress of the Night, Luna Moth, inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men. The golden age of comic books has begun, even as the shadow of Hitler falls across Europe."@en

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  • "History"@en
  • "American fiction"
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Bildungsromane"
  • "Bildungsromane"@en
  • "Humorous stories"@en
  • "Humorous stories"
  • "Roman d'aventures"
  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Roman américain"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Downloadable e-Book"
  • "Young adult works"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Literatura i medicina"

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  • "THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY: a novel"@en
  • "Čudesne avanture Kavaliera & Claya"
  • "Úžasná dobrodružství Kavaliera a Claye"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay a novel"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay a novel"@en
  • "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay / a Novel"@en
  • "Las asombrosas aventura de Kavalier y Clay"@es
  • "卡瓦利與克雷的神奇冒險"
  • "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay"
  • "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay"@en
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay : a novel"
  • "Las asombrosas aventuras de Kavalier Y Clay/ The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay"
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  • "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay By the author of wonder boys"@en
  • "Kawali yu Kelei de shen qi mao xian"
  • "Die unglaublichen Abenteuer von Kavalier & Clay : Roman"
  • "Die unglaublichen Abenteuer von Kavalier & Clay Roman"
  • "As incríveis aventuras de Kavalier e Clay"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay [a Gab bag for book discussion groups]"@en
  • "Ha-harpatkaot ha-makhimot shel Kavalir ve-Kley"
  • "Prikli︠u︡chenii︠a︡ Kavalera i Klei︠a︡ : [roman]"
  • "Приключения Кавалера и Клея : [роман]"
  • "Ka wa li yu ke lei de shen qi mao xian"
  • "ha-Harpatḳaʼot ha-madhimot shel Ḳaṿalir ṿe-Kley"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay a novel"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay a novel"@en
  • "The Amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay"@en
  • "Las Asombrosas aventuras de Kavalier y Clay"
  • "Las asombrosas aventuras de Kavalier y Clay"@es
  • "Las asombrosas aventuras de Kavalier y Clay"
  • "Kavalier & Clay"
  • "K'aebŏlliŏ wa K'ŭllei ŭi nollaun mohŏm = The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay"
  • "Le fantastiche avventure di Kavalier e Clay"
  • "Le fantastiche avventure di Kavalier e Clay"@it
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay"@en
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay"
  • "Neverovatne avanture Kavalijera & Kleja"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay : a novel"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay : a novel"@en
  • "ההרפתקאות המדהימות של קוואליר וקליי"
  • "Les extraordinaires aventures de Kavalier & Clay"
  • "Les extraordinaires aventures de Kavalier & Clay /$cMichael Chabon ; traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Isabelle D. Philippe"
  • "The amazing adventures of kavalier & clay"@en
  • "/ Maiḳl Sheybon. Tirgmah me-ʼanglit ṿe-hosifah he-ʻarot Elinoʻar Berger"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay"
  • "The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay"@en
  • "De wonderlijke avonturen van Kavalier & Clay"
  • "Les extraordinaires aventures de Kavalier et Clay"
  • "캐벌리어와 클레이의 놀라운 모험 = The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay"
  • "Les extraordinaires aventures de Kavalier & [et] Clay : [roman]"
  • "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay"

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