The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - A Novel. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize 2001
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| Verlag | HarperCollins UK |
| Auflage | 2001 |
| Seiten | 639 |
| Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 4,1 cm |
| Gewicht | 450 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1841154938 |
| EAN | 9781841154930 |
| Bestell-Nr | 84115493UA |
Eines Nachts 1939 erreicht Josef Kavalier nach einer entnervenden Flucht aus Prag die kleine Zuflucht seines Cousins Sam Clay in New York. Damit beginnt eine außerordentliche Freundschaft und Partnerschaft. Zusammen haben sie Erfolg mit einem Comic-Strip. Doch als die Situation in Europa eskaliert, kann Joe nur noch an die Rettung seiner Familie denken.
A gripping WW2 historical fiction novel with unforgettable characters
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'.
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 mo st 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.
