Telegraph Avenue (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061493348)

"An immensely gifted writer and magical prose stylist."
--Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon has transported readers to wonderful places: to New York City during the Golden Age of comic books (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay); to an imaginary Jewish homeland in Sitka, Alaska (The Yiddish Policemen's Union); to discover The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. Now he takes us to Telegraph Avenue in a big-hearted and exhilarating novel that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white. In Telegraph Avenue, Chabon lovingly creates a world grounded in pop culture--Kung Fu, '70s Blaxploitation films, vinyl LPs, jazz and soul music--and delivers a bravura epic of friendship, race, and secret histories.

Author: Michael Chabon
ISBN-10: 0061493341
ISBN-13: 9780061493348
Publisher: Harper
Language: English
Published: 09/11/2012
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.42w x 1.47d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156731 / Round House

Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 58
Publishers Weekly 05/28/2012 pg. 67
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 38
Library Journal 08/01/2012 pg. 81
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2012
New York Times Book Review 09/09/2012 pg. 1
Entertainment Weekly 09/14/2012 pg. 142
People Weekly 09/17/2012 pg. 49
Shelf Awareness 09/18/2012
New York Times Book Review 09/16/2012 pg. 26
Entertainment Weekly 11/02/2012 pg. 74
Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2012 pg. 9
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2012 pg. 25
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2012 pg. 24
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2012 pg. 4
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2012
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/2013 pg. 9
BookPage 09/01/2012