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    The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965

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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

by Michael Chabon

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By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
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About the Author

Michael Chabon's previous books include The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), The Yiddish Policemen's Union (winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards and an Edgar Award finalist), Wonder Boys, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, and the story collection A Model World and Other Stories. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.
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Shoshana, March 14, 2009 (view all comments by Shoshana)
An enjoyable early novel from Chabon. I enjoyed his language while in some moods finding it over the top. For example: "As she moved her hands and head in the still light evening, talking about herself, the pearls seemed to string and restring themselves on the invisible thread of her gestures" (p. 75). In some moods I admire this and in others it tires me. Throughout, I thought of Gatsby and wondered if this were a re-telling with variations. After reading other reviews, I think this perspective is substantiated, so first read The Great Gatsby, then this.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780061687570
Author:
Chabon, Michael
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Illustrator:
Bozic, Milan
Author:
by Michael Chabon
Subject:
General
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
City and town life
Publication Date:
October 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, Y
Pages:
297
Dimensions:
7.08x4.54x1.00 in. .57 lbs.
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