Gentlemen of the Road

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• Young blades for hire

  Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon 204pp, Sceptre, £12 Michael Chabon - "'Cha'" as in Shea stadium, 'bon' as in Bon Jovi", as he used to explain on his website - has built a career on his lack of interest in hard-and-fast distinctions. The Myste ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Gentlemen of the Road

  Chabon has left behind his favoured American urbanites for a historical adventure that follows a giant Abyssinian and his Frankish buddy as they slash and swindle their way round the fringes of Byzantium at the end of the 10th century. Originally a s ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  "On The Observance Of The Fourth Commandment Among Horse Thieves"

  Brilliant!

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  Meh

  For a 200 page book including pictures that was a real slog to get through. Started off well enough but for a 'boys own adventure' it was pretty dull.

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  LMS said on Jun 6, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  I read somewhere that the original title the author wanted to use for this book was "Jews with Swords." Gotta love it!

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  Camille said on Feb 13, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 224 Pages
• Edition: Reprint
• ISBN-10: 0345502078
• ISBN-13: 9780345502070
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Pub date: Sep 30, 2008
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français, Livros em Português

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