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Book Description
This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in New York City. His Brooklyn cousin Sammy Clay is looking for a partner to create heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit America the comic book. Inspired by their own fears and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapists, The Monitor, and Luna Moth, inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men.
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- Book Details
- English Books
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3 stars 2 stars 1 star - Paperback 640 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0312282990
- ISBN-13: 9780312282998
- Publisher: Picador
- Pub date: Aug 25, 2001
- Dimensions: 21 cm x 14 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
- In other languages:
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Even if I did not love this book for being a historical novel that provides an in depth look at the origons of comic books in America, of being Jewish in America before, during, and after World War II, and the relationship between fathers and sons, I would have loved it for its insightful writing on ... Continue
Even if I did not love this book for being a historical novel that provides an in depth look at the origons of comic books in America, of being Jewish in America before, during, and after World War II, and the relationship between fathers and sons, I would have loved it for its insightful writing on the minutia of everyday life.
Really opens the world of the comic book creators of the 1940s and 1950s.