The Mysteries of Pittsburgh - (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Michael Chabon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The enthralling debut from bestselling novelistMichael Chabon is a penetrating narrative of complexfriendships, father-son conflicts, and the awakening of a young man's sexualidentity. 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 HoldenCaulfield and The Great Gatsby's NickCarraway. TheMysteries of Pittsburgh incontrovertibly established Chabonas a powerful force in contemporary fiction, even before his PulitzerPrize-winning novel The AmazingAdventures of Kavalier & Clay set theliterary world spinning. An unforgettable story of coming of age in America, itis also an essential milestone in the movement of American fiction, from anovelist who has become one of the most important and enduring voices of thisgeneration.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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 <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em>'s Holden Caulfield and <em>The Great Gatsby</em>'s Nick Carraway<em>. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh </em>incontrovertibly established Chabon as a powerful force in contemporary fiction, even before his PulitzerPrize-winning novel <em>The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay </em>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.<em> </em><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>The sheltered son of a Jewish mobster, Art Bechstein leaps into his first summer as a college graduate as cluelessly as he capered through his school years. But new friends and lovers are eager to guide him through these sultry days of last-ditch youthful alienation and sexual confusion--in a blue-collar city where the mundane can sometimes appear almost magical.</p>
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