Henry Chabon (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Henry Sene Yee (Cover Design) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Text/VG; As New & Bright w/2 folded corners (pgs 5 & 613). Laminated soft cover/VG w/faint creasing to upper front corner. COVER ART by Henry Sene Yee designed w/"worn marks" symbolizing rough, challenging times in which the novel takes place. 2000 work, NY Times' Bestseller & 2001 winner of the Pulitzer, from American author Michael Chabon (1963 -). Set before, during & after World War II. Story of the joining of lives of 2, very young Jewish cousins --- 19 year old Czech artist Joe Kavalier (follower of Houdini escapes Nazi Prague in a coffin) & 17 year old Brooklyn-born writer Sammy Clay. Together, one artistic and the other w/ an entrepreneurial bent, rise to be major figures in the comics industry from its beginnings (debut of Superman) into its Golden Age. A historical novel enriched w/events drawn from lives of actual comic-book creators including Jack Kirby & other historical figures (Salvador Dalí, Al Smith, Orson Welles & Fredric Wertham). The novel begins in 1939 when refugee Josef "Joe" Kavalier arrives in New York City and moves in with cousin Sammy Klayman. The two find their creative niches, artistic & entrepreneurial, complementary & further strengthened by shared connections to Jewish stage. A tale in 6 parts: Part I, The Escape Artist; II, A Couple of Boy Geniuses; III, The Funny-Book War; IV, The Golden Age; V, Radioman; and VI, The League of the Golden Key, followed by Author's Note. Strong copy despite flaws.

Condition: Gut. 241 S., mit 8 Tafeln und 16 Abb. sowie einer Faltkarte, Stempel, gut Da die Bücher aus Lettland verschickt werden, beträgt die Versandkostenpauschale unabhängig der Menge 6 EUR bis 30 kg nach Deutschland und 12 EUR innerhalb der EU-Länder! Erstausgabe gering grösser A5, Quart.