Werewolves in Their Youth : Stories by Michael Chabon (2000, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherPicador
ISBN-100312254385
ISBN-139780312254384
eBay Product ID (ePID)496431

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Book TitleWerewolves in Their Youth : Stories
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year2000
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorMichael Chabon
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-054101
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"[Michael Chabon] has a captivating, fluid way of writing that surrounds and shields these bewildered people with descriptions and observations both apt and moving . . . When you read these stories, it may strike you how seldom you come across really beautiful writing . . . Chabon's writing is unique. It's truthful and lyrical, and it bestows on these troubled children of his imagination a measure of grace." -- Susan Kelly, USA Today "Mr. Chabon writes with enormous fluency in these pages, captivating the reader with his descriptive and metaphoric powers." - -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A loving craftsman and the author of superb, seemingly alchemically rendered sentences, Chabon has been producing pitch-perfect, at times even dazzling, fiction . . . While his language has relinquished none of its vividness, Chabon has mellowed it into an elegant vessel of irony and empathy." -- Michael Carroll , Los Angeles Times Book Review, "[Michael Chabon] has a captivating, fluid way of writing that surrounds and shields these bewildered people with descriptions and observations both apt and moving . . . When you read these stories, it may strike you how seldom you come across really beautiful writing . . . Chabon's writing is unique. It's truthful and lyrical, and it bestows on these troubled children of his imagination a measure of grace." -- Susan Kelly, USA Today "Mr. Chabon writes with enormous fluency in these pages, captivating the reader with his descriptive and metaphoric powers." -- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A loving craftsman and the author of superb, seemingly alchemically rendered sentences, Chabon has been producing pitch-perfect, at times even dazzling, fiction . . . While his language has relinquished none of its vividness, Chabon has mellowed it into an elegant vessel of irony and empathy." -- Michael Carroll, Los Angeles Times Book Review, A loving craftsman and the author of superb, seemingly alchemically rendered sentences, Chabon has been producing pitch-perfect, at times even dazzling, fiction . . . While his language has relinquished none of its vividness, Chabon has mellowed it into an elegant vessel of irony and empathy., Mr. Chabon writes with enormous fluency in these pages, captivating the reader with his descriptive and metaphoric powers., [Michael Chabon] has a captivating, fluid way of writing that surrounds and shields these bewildered people with descriptions and observations both apt and moving . . . When you read these stories, it may strike you how seldom you come across really beautiful writing . . . Chabon's writing is unique. It's truthful and lyrical, and it bestows on these troubled children of his imagination a measure of grace., "[Michael Chabon] has a captivating, fluid way of writing that surrounds and shields these bewildered people with descriptions and observations both apt and moving . . . When you read these stories, it may strike you how seldom you come across really beautiful writing . . . Chabon's writing is unique." -- Susan Kelly, USA Today "Mr. Chabon writes with enormous fluency in these pages, captivating the reader with his descriptive and metaphoric powers." -- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A loving craftsman and the author of superb, seemingly alchemically rendered sentences, Chabon has been producing pitch-perfect, at times even dazzling, fiction . . . While his language has relinquished none of its vividness, Chabon has mellowed it into an elegant vessel of irony and empathy." -- Michael Carroll, Los Angeles Times Book Review, "[Michael Chabon] has a captivating, fluid way of writing that surrounds and shields these bewildered people with descriptions and observations both apt and moving . . . When you read these stories, it may strike you how seldom you come across really beautiful writing . . . Chabon's writing is unique. It's truthful and lyrical, and it bestows on these troubled children of his imagination a measure of grace." --Susan Kelly, USA Today "Mr. Chabon writes with enormous fluency in these pages, captivating the reader with his descriptive and metaphoric powers." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A loving craftsman and the author of superb, seemingly alchemically rendered sentences, Chabon has been producing pitch-perfect, at times even dazzling, fiction . . . While his language has relinquished none of its vividness, Chabon has mellowed it into an elegant vessel of irony and empathy." --Michael Carroll, Los Angeles Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe author of Wonder Boys returns with a powerful and wonderfully written collection of stories, Werewolves in Their Youth . Caught at moments of change, Chabon's men and women, children and husbands and wives, all face small but momentous decisions. They are caught in events that will crystallize and define their lives forever, and with each, Michael Chabon brings his unique vision and uncanny understanding of our deepest mysteries and our greatest fears.
LC Classification NumberPS3553.H15W4 2000

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