{"product_id":"reading-michael-chabon-helene-meyers-9780313355509","title":"Reading Michael Chabon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world of Michael Chabon comes alive in the first full-length, analytical guide devoted to this brilliantly creative writer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon is considered one of the most distinguished contemporary American novelists. \u003ci\u003eReading Michael Chabon\u003c\/i\u003e, the first full-length volume on the writer, views his career as bridging the gap between literary and popular culture. Designed for book club members and high school and college students, this reference guide will help readers keep track of Chabon's intricate plots and draw thematic connections between and among his major novels. It will also help them understand his fiction as cultural commentary on contemporary masculinity and Jewish identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book treats both Chabon's life and work, including film adaptations of his novels, his love affair with comics, and his forays into detective and adventure fiction. A chapter is dedicated to each of his major novels, including \u003ci\u003eMysteries of Pittsburgh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWonder Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Yiddish Policemen's Union\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helene Meyers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313355509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313355509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Libraries Unlimited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.44w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 273","brand":"Helene Meyers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241037082879,"sku":"9780313355509","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9b29375-2e78-42f6-8dbd-11412d6b53f8.jpg?v=1772652477","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-michael-chabon-helene-meyers-9780313355509","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}