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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
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This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in New
… More »This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in New York City. His Brooklyn cousin Sammy Clay is looking for a partner to create heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit America the comic book. Inspired by their own fears and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapists , The Monitor , and Luna Moth , inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men.
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An epic novel about two cousins who find themselves at the epicenter of the golden age of American comic books when they create the prewar superhero, The Escapist.
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Add a CommentMichael Chabon does not suffer from "air word" syndrome. This book, like many of his novels is beautifully written.
I loved this book. It's a great story with complex, interesting characters in a fascinating setting. The creation of the comic book history is not only fascinating, but the fictional elements are so well integrated that without looking it up, I couldn't separate the fantasy from the reality. (Usually I object to messing around with history, but it's so well done here that I didn't stop to object.) Joe's reactions to the historical and personal events that take place around him - the holocaust, the loss of family, WW2, homosexuality - is moving, and puts a convincing emotional context over the middle decades of the twentieth century. An epic, and it's fun to read!
Fantastically well written! Loved this book! Would definitely read it again!
Not just for comic book fans! A wonderful read that evokes old New York City as well as the Holocaust (and even Antarctica).
Not sure why it took me so long to get to this... I actually was really intrigued by The Yiddish Policemen's Union when it came out, but I gave up after about 50 pages because I couldn't make myself care about the characters no matter how hard I tried. Kavalier and Clay was a totally different experience. Loved the characters, and the timeless elements of the story of a boy growing up with his best friend. It read to me like Jonathan Lethem's Fortress of Solitude, but set a few decades earlier. Some of Chabon's digressions and footnotes are quite odd - I thought at times that he could have dropped about 100 pages with the help of a good editor and the story would not have suffered. But all in all, this was an epic, brilliant, engrossing novel full of many of the joys of growing up as a boy: magic, secret codes and identities, comic books, and a true best friend.
One of my favorite books, anyone that loves comic books and its history would enjoy this.
An excellent, if convoluted read :)
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer prize for fiction.