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.