The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

by Michael Chabon
Softcover
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Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' is a heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in Prague, New York and the Arctic - from the author of 'Wonder Boys'.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?Michael Chabon's exceptional novel is a thrilling tight-rope walk between high comedy and bitter tragedy, and confirms his position as one of the most inventive and daring of contemporary American writers. In Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, he has created two unforgettable characters bound together by love, family and cartoons.

Book Information

Main Genre
Novels
Sub Genre
Adventure
Format
Softcover
Pages
656
Price
14.00 €

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zzwiebel•
Nov 26, 2024
4

I would really like to say 4,5 stars. The book is an absolute pleasure to read - the descriptions of the cities and the comic book pages and bygone times are amazing and you grow to really care about the characters. The story is interesting enough, but not quite full 5 stars.

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annabjolie•
Jun 9, 2025
5

Einfach ein Meisterwerk mit hervorragendem Schreibstil

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saiya•
Aug 25, 2022
5

Ich finde die Geschichte extrem unterhaltsam und sprachlich so wunderbar dicht. Kein Wort dieser über 800 Seiten ist zu viel. Ich mag es, wie wenig dramatisch Chabon in den teilweise extremen Erlebnissen erzählt. Das klingt vielleicht blöd, aber ich finde das so bodenständig und ehrlich. Das ist einfach gut. Ich bin froh, Joe Kavaliers und Sammy Clays Geschichte gelesen zu haben (letzter hat es mir als Figur besonders angetan) und ich habe die Figuren mit dem Zuklappen des Buches, wehmütig gehen lassen. Nach "Moonglow" und "Telegraph Avenue", das ich ebenfalls großartig fand, ist dieses hier mein dritter Roman von Michael Chabon und hat mir bis jetzt am besten gefallen. Es ist schlicht und einfach ein grandioses Buch.

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Unknown User•
Jan 6, 2024
4

A long journey for two young men, in more ways than one. I really enjoyed myself, it is very well written and the process of artistic creation is portayed so interestingly! Would love to read some of those ficticious comic books...

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messyreading•
Jan 29, 2021
4

A long journey for two young men, in more ways than one. I really enjoyed myself, it is very well written and the process of artistic creation is portayed so interestingly! Would love to read some of those ficticious comic books...

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