{"product_id":"mysteries-of-pittsburgh-9780060790592","title":"Mysteries of Pittsburgh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Chabon's writing is deft and delicate -- almost every page includes a delightful phrase or two. He mingles dialogue, the Pittsburgh cityscape, descriptions of the characters' activity and Art's thoughts and feelings to achieve that magical illusion good novels give -- that the reader is living the character's life with all its savors, jokes and pangs.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller debut that put Michael Chabon in the pantheon of great American novelists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e's Holden Caulfield and \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e's Nick Carraway\u003cem\u003e. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh \u003c\/em\u003eincontrovertibly established Chabon as a powerful force in contemporary fiction, even before his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay \u003c\/em\u003eset 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Chabon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.34w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060790592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChabon, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMoonglow \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay, \u003c\/em\u003e among many others. He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099522924659,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c9d72ae9-607c-4615-b313-1e6fd055d223.jpg?v=1748702962","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/mysteries-of-pittsburgh-9780060790592","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}