Wonder Boys
1997 Nominated

Wonder Boys

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Stuck in the middle of writing his 2611 page novel Wonder Boys, Grady Tripp embarks on an odyssey through Pittsburgh, accompanied by his editor and a young student and novelist. Wonder Boys is Michael Chabon’s second novel, described by the Chicago Tribune as a ‘Wildly funny story,… evocative and inventive, pointed and poignant. Desribed as the young star of American letters by the Washington Post, Michael Chabon’s first novel was The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, and he has also published a collection of short stories. A Model World: he lives in Los Angeles.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Michael
Chabon

Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, A Model World, Wonder Boys, Werewolves in their Youth, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Summerland, The Final Solution, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Maps and Legends, Gentlemen of the Road, Telegraph Avenue, Moonglow, and the picture book The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man.

He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.

Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, A Model World, Wonder Boys, Werewolves in their Youth, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Summerland, The Final Solution, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Maps and Legends, Gentlemen of the Road, Telegraph Avenue, Moonglow, and the picture book The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man.

He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United States
Publisher
Villard Books

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