Michael Chabon
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May 24, 1963
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Washington, District of Columbia, The United States
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Michael Chabon is the bestselling author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon avg rating 4.21 — 26,973 ratings — published 2000 31 editions |
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon avg rating 3.63 — 9,568 ratings — published 2007 23 editions |
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh: A Novel by Michael Chabon avg rating 3.61 — 5,069 ratings — published 1988 16 editions |
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Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon avg rating 3.95 — 4,279 ratings — published 1995 22 editions |
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The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon avg rating 3.22 — 2,996 ratings — published 2003 11 editions |
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Summerland by Michael Chabon avg rating 3.43 — 1,974 ratings — published 2002 17 editions |
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Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure by Michael Chabon avg rating 3.39 — 1,975 ratings — published 2007 11 editions |
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Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories by Michael Chabon avg rating 3.58 — 1,135 ratings — published 1999 10 editions |
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McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales by Michael Chabon , Jim Shepard Elmore Leonard avg rating 3.50 — 800 ratings — published 2003 4 editions |
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A Model World and Other Stories by Michael Chabon avg rating 3.50 — 751 ratings — published 1992 10 editions |
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"There's nothing more embarrassing than to have earned the disfavor of a perceptive animal."
— Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys)
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"I don’t mean to make a big deal out of sobriety, by the way. Of all the modes of human consciousness available to the modern consumer I consider it to be the most overrated."
— Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys)
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— Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys)
"It's always been hard for me to tell the difference between denial and what used to be known as hope."
— Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys)
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— Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys)
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