Collected Fiction: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, and Werewolves in Their Youth (Digital Original)

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Synopsis
Three extraordinary works by the New York Times–bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and Moonglow. A trio of acclaimed masterworks of contemporary fiction by multiple award-winning author Michael Chabon, hailed by the Washington Post Book World as &“a young American Nabokov.&” The Mysteries of Pittsburgh: Michael Chabon&’s &“astonishing&” debut (The New York Times) follows Art Bechstein, a man still too young to know what he wants. He only knows what he doesn&’t want: the life of his money-laundering father. During the summer after graduation he&’s finding his own way with brilliant and seductive new friends—erudite Arthur Lecomte, the confounding and mercurial Phlox, and a poetry-reciting biker who pulls Art inevitably back into his father&’s mobbed-up world. Wonder Boys: Grady Tripp&’s first novel made him a literary star. Seven years later, he&’s a writing professor in Pittsburgh, plummeting through middle age, stuck with an unfinishable manuscript, an estranged wife, a pregnant girlfriend, and a talented but alienated student named James Leer. During one lost weekend at a writing festival with Leer and debauched editor Terry Crabtree, Tripp finally confronts the wreckage of his past in a &“wise, wildly funny&” (Chicago Tribune) reckoning with the self-destructive decisions of his life. Werewolves in Their Youth: An indelible cast of characters finds themselves at crossroads in this astonishing collection of short fiction. A young misfit fails to protect his best friend from the scorn of their classmates; a kleptomaniac real estate agent leads an unhappy couple on a disastrous house tour; and a heartbroken grifter finds his ex-girlfriend&’s grandmother is both an easy mark and a source of redemption. &“When you read these stories, it may strike you how seldom you come across really beautiful writing&” (USA Today).
Copyright:
2005

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Publisher Quality
Book Size:
1,270 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781504052023
Publisher:
Open Road Media
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Copyrighted By:
Michael Chabon
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Literature and Fiction
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