michael chabon the amazing adventures of kavalier & clay 2000

He comes to live with his Aunt Ethel, where he hooks up with his visionary and ambitious cousin, Sam Klayman. He eventually makes it to New York City, home of the newborn comics industry. As Nazi occupation intensifies, Josef, with the help of his mentor, smuggles himself out of Nazi territory. In Prague, Josef Kavalier is a young apprentice to an aging escape artist. He creates a fictional scenario in the midst of real history and, with this act of fiction, reveals deeper truths and mysteries that any compilation of facts ever could. Michael Chabon incorporates most of these events in his historical novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, and alludes to the others. Although millions of people read the comic books of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s every month, the stories behind the stories remain bits of trivia known only to a select audience. For comics aficionados, the details of this history are legendary: the struggles of Siegel and Shuster to get Superman in print, the pageant of talent - from Jack Kirby to Jules Feiffer - that passed through the doors of Will Eisner's studio, the disputed origins of Batman, the shameful and exploitative treatment of writers and illustrators, the infamous congressional investigation, the legal war between the publishers of Superman and Captain Marvel, the exploits of Simon and Kirby. It's an essential chapter in the annals of pop culture, but it's also an important part of American history. The dawn of the comics industry is a fascinating slice of history. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Review | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

Michael chabon the amazing adventures of kavalier & clay 2000