Michael Chabon
Auteur van De wonderlijke avonturen van Kavalier & Clay
Over de Auteur
Michael Chabon was born in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 1963. He received a B.A. in English literature from the University of Pittsburgh in 1985 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in English writing at the University of California at Irvine in 1987. Chabon found success at the age of 24, when William toon meer Morrow publishing house offered him $155,000, a near-record sum, for the rights to his first novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, which was his thesis in graduate school. After The Mysteries of Pittsburgh became a national bestseller, he began writing a series of short stories about a little boy dealing with his parents' divorce. The stories, which in part appeared in The New Yorker and G.Q., were bound together in 1991 into a volume titled A Model World and Other Stories. His other works include Wonder Boys, The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man, Telegraph Avenue, and Pop: Fatherhood in Pieces. In 2001 he won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. He and Ayelet Waldman are co-editors of, Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation.. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Courtesy of the Pulitzer Prizes.
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Werken van Michael Chabon
Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands (2008) — Auteur — 1,676 exemplaren, 33 besprekingen
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (2002) — Redacteur; Medewerker — 1,488 exemplaren, 20 besprekingen
McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories (2004) — Redacteur — 677 exemplaren, 10 besprekingen
Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases (2020) — Redacteur — 199 exemplaren, 4 besprekingen
The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 2 (2004) — Redacteur — 144 exemplaren, 6 besprekingen
Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation (2017) — Redacteur — 129 exemplaren, 4 besprekingen
Collected Fiction: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, and Werewolves in Their Youth (2018) 10 exemplaren
The Martian Agent: An Interplanetary Romance 6 exemplaren
Wonder Boys 3 exemplaren
Closing Time mammoth tales 2 exemplaren
Along the Frontage Road 2 exemplaren
The Escapists, Issue 5 1 exemplaar
Norse Myths 1 exemplaar
The Hofzinser Club 1 exemplaar
The Escapists, Issue 6 1 exemplaar
The Escapists, Issue 4 1 exemplaar
The Escapists, Issue 3 1 exemplaar
The Escapists, Issue 2 1 exemplaar
The Escapists, Issue 1 1 exemplaar
On Music (in McSweeney's 33 - EGGERS) 1 exemplaar
In the Black Mill 1 exemplaar
Black Mask Stories 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Chabon, Michael
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Bach, Leon Chaim
Cohen, Malachi B.
Zorn, August Van - Geboortedatum
- 1963-05-24
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Washington, D.C., USA
Berkeley, Californië, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Columbia, Maryland, USA - Opleiding
- Carnegie Mellon University
University of Pittsburgh (BA | 1984)
University of California, Irvine (MFA | 1987 | Creative Writing) - Beroepen
- Schrijver
Columnist - Relaties
- Waldman, Ayelet (Echtgenote)
- Organisaties
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Helmerich Award (2008)
O. Henry Award (1999)
Pulitzer Prize (2001)
Nebula Award (2007)
Hugo Award (2008)
Sidewise Award (2008) (toon alle 7)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (2012) - Agent
- Evans, Mary
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Discussies
"Moonglow" by Michael Chabon in 75 Books Challenge for 2022 (maart 2022)
Michael Chabon in Other People's Libraries (november 2021)
THE DEEP ONES: "The God of Dark Laughter" by Michael Chabon in The Weird Tradition (maart 2015)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Group Read (May) in 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (juli 2013)
GROUP READ - Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon in The 12 in 12 Category Challenge (augustus 2012)
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