The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Chabon's "New York Times"-bestselling first novel is a funny, tender coming-of-age story that introduces Art Bechstein, a Holden Caulfield for the post-Boomer/pre-Gen X-er generation. Full description
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
The enthralling debut from bestselling novelist Michael Chabon is a penetrating narrative of complex friendships, father-son conflicts, and the awakening of a young man’s sexual identity.
Chabon masterfully renders the funny, tender, and captivating first-person narrative of Art Bechstein,whose confusion and heartache echo the tones of literary forebears like The Catcher in the Rye’s Holden Caulfield and The Great Gatsby’s Nick Carraway.
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh incontrovertibly established Chabon as a powerful force in contemporary fiction, even before his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay set the literary world spinning. An unforgettable story of coming of age in America, it is also an essential milestone in the movement of American fiction, from a novelist who has become one of the most important and enduring voices of this generation.
A strikingly accomplished debut (Sunday Times)
His style has an enviable suppleness and fluency which offers the perfect vehicle for the moral feints and shifts of the cool crowd he portrays (TLS)
Hard as it is to write about youth when you're young, Chabon has done it brilliantly (Cosmopolitan)
Mingles wit, sex and fine writing (Sunday Telegraph)
His control over his story, the wonderful use he makes of each description, of Pittsburgh itself, are often astonishing...a young writer with a tremendous skill (New York Times Book Review)
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Frais de port :
Gratuit
Vers Etats-Unis
Frais de port :
Gratuit
Vers Etats-Unis
Vendeur : Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 0060790598-3-19716547
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
paperback. Etat : Fair. N° de réf. du vendeur 0060790598-4-28704193
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Fair. N° de réf. du vendeur 0060790598-4-19161113
Quantité disponible : 2 disponible(s)
Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00074716922
Quantité disponible : 2 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Reliant Bookstore, El Dorado, KS, Etats-Unis
Etat : acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes highlighting. May have varying covers. Fast Shipping - Mailed in plastic mailer!. N° de réf. du vendeur 56JR8Z001YWU_ns
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00063448525
Quantité disponible : 6 disponible(s)
Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Acceptable. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00055985406
Quantité disponible : 6 disponible(s)
Vendeur : ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Etats-Unis
Etat : acceptable. Used book - May contain writing, notes, highlighting, bends or folds. Text is readable, book is clean, and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur ZBM.1DY6E
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Etats-Unis
Etat : acceptable. Used book - May contain writing, notes, highlighting, bends or folds. Text is readable, book is clean, and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur ZBM.1DWIN
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Decluttr, Kennesaw, GA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. 1714323637. 4/28/2024 5:00:37 PM. N° de réf. du vendeur U9780060790592
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)