{"product_id":"conversations-with-michael-chabon-brannon-costello-9781496809629","title":"Conversations with Michael Chabon","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the publication of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh\u003c\/i\u003e, launched him to fame, Michael Chabon (b. 1963) has become one of contemporary literature's most acclaimed novelists by pursuing his singular vision across all boundaries of genre and medium. A firm believer that reading even the most challenging literature should be a fundamentally pleasurable experience, Chabon has produced an astonishingly diverse body of work that includes detective novels, weird tales of horror, alternate history science fiction, and rollicking chronicles of swashbuckling adventure alongside tender coming-of-age stories, sprawling social novels, and narratives of intense introspection. Uniting them all is Chabon's utterly distinct prose style--exuberant and graceful, sometimes ironic but never cynical. His work has earned accolades ranging from the Pulitzer Prize to science fiction's Hugo and Nebula Awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversations with Michael Chabon\u003c\/i\u003e collects eighteen revealing interviews with the renowned author of \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay, The Yiddish Policemen's Union\u003c\/i\u003e, and other much-admired works. Spanning nearly twenty years and drawn from science fiction fan magazines and literary journals alike, these interviews shed new light on the central concerns of Chabon's fiction, including the importance of dismantling the false divide between literary and lowbrow, his evolving relationship to Jewish culture and literature, the unique properties of male friendship, and the complexities of race in contemporary America. These interviews are essential reading for anyone seeking a better understanding of the life and work of an author who has been instrumental in defining the landscape of contemporary American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brannon Costello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496809629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496809629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Brannon Costello","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936381599999,"sku":"9781496809629","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7ea2bb96-1084-4d4c-a66e-83454ef3faf9.jpg?v=1681425224","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-michael-chabon-brannon-costello-9781496809629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}