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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

By: Michael Chabon
Narrated by: David Colacci
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Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2001

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 otherworldly 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.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a stunning novel of endless comic invention and unforgettable characters, written in the exhilarating prose that has led critics to compare Michael Chabon to Cheever and Nabokov. In Joe Kavalier, Chabon has created a hero for the century.

©2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc. (P)2000 Michael Chabon Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Adventure Science Fiction Polar Region Comedy

Critic Reviews

"Michael Chabon can write like a magical spider, effortlessly spinning out elaborate webs of words that ensnare the reader with their beauty and their style." (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times)
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highly recommend this terrific story. very well written and excellently performed for audio.
had me engaged from start to finish.

great story and very well performed

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It’s a great story to start with and the narrator took it to a higher level again!

Great story and characters!

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The story is terrific, the characters are wonderful, but what really stands out is Chabon's ability to capture the subtle beauty of a moment. I found myself getting frustrated at times when I wanted the story to progress faster, but quickly realised there's a lot of gold in the pauses here.

What a way with words!

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I have loved The Yiddish Policeman’s Union for goodness knows how long and can’t believe I had left this gem unread. I find Michael Chabon’s style unique and so enjoyable, though the stories are shot through with sadness. I only wish the comic book stories of the Golem were also available to read!

Wonderful, rich story

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