The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
*The Golden Age of Comics and Magic* Michael Chabon’s 2000 novel *The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay* has garnered much critical acclaim, and deservedly so. This remarkable novel tells the story of Brooklyn boy Sammy Klayman and his cousin Josef Kavalier, a Jewish refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. When Joe moves in with Sammy’s family, Sammy discovers his cousin’s prodigious artistic talents and decides the two should get into the comic book business. Sammy works for a novelty products company, and he persuades his boss to back their publishing venture. The creativ... more »
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