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- Number of Pages: 464
- ISBN: 0007149832
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111621281
- Release Date: May 1, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #33497 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #3902 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #56 in Mystery & Detective - General (See Top 100 Mystery & Detective - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by Michael Chabon (Author)Run a Quick Search on "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Yiddish Policemen's Union"Browse more products related to "Michael Chabon"Review"[A]n act of fearless imagination, more evidence of the soaring talent of his previous genre-blender, the Pulitzer Prize-winning THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY....[T]his book offers new evidence of his peerless storytelling and style." "[Michael Chabon's] novel is a stunning act of imagination....It is one of the best novels in English about what it means to be a Jew, and how it feels." "Imagine a mutant strain of Dashiell Hammett crossed with Isaac Bashevis Singer.... A page turning noir, with a twist of Yiddish, that satisfies on many levels." (starred review) "Chabon takes full advantage of the unreality of the detective genre: His characters are deliberately cartoonish, his plot clogged, and his premise (a world in which displaced Jews have found refuge in Alaska rather than Israel) provocatively far-fetched. But it's all outshined by his exuberant language." "An immensely satisfying yarn." Publisher's noteAn alternate historical work based on a premise that Alaska became the Jewish homeland after World War II finds detective Meyer Landsman investigating a heroin-addicted chess prodigy's murder, a case with ties to an extremist Orthodox sect. Reprint. 250,000 first printing. AnnotationSet in a parallel past where the Jewish state has been built in Alaska instead of Israel, alcoholic detective Meyer Landsman investigates the mysterious death of an addict chess player, and discovers evidence of an American conspiracy that resulted in the plane crash death of his younger sister. His investigation is complicated by the involvement of his ex-wife, the chief of police, and also the upcoming expiration of the Alaskan Settlement Act after which the Jewish community will have to find a new home. Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon continues to prove his keen ability to blend genre fiction with literature, and his exhilarating imagination is on full dizzying display. If You Enjoy "The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:
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