Michael Chabon’s books are so diverse. From The Mysteries of Pittsburgh to Wonder Boys to The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Each is unique and each is uniquely different. You get comfortable with works like Kav & Clay and Wonder Boys… those sprawling works of wonder with so much character… literary masterpieces, and then he throws in a detective piece (The Final Solution) and the reader suspects that he has brought Sherlock Holmes back to life. Talk about an homage! Then he does a serial (Gentlemen of the Road) for the New York Times Magazine… a fantastic salute to adventure stories. His diversity is what keeps me reading. His talent seems to keep pushing him to go madly off in all directions. I love the unexpected and each of his novels has been just that. He defies a pigeonhole–as he is capable of everything! Here’s a question and answer period with Michael Chabon (pronounced Shay-bon) where he discusses his book The Yiddish Policemen’s Union:
Michael Chabon’s latest offering is a book of Non-Fiction called MAPS AND LEGENDS. It’s a great collection of essays… a must read. Proceeds of the book go to 826 National.
Mysteries of Pittsburgh follows in the footsteps of Wonder Boys and makes it to the big screen. Here’s some discussion on it:
And the Mysteries of Pittsburgh website.
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