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Michael Chabon's America : magical words, Secret worlds, and sacred spaces / edited by Jesse Kavadlo, Bob Batchelor.
| Other author | Kavadlo, Jesse, 1971- editor. |
| Other author | Batchelor, Bob editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014] |
| Description | xvi, 264 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Contemporary American Literature Contemporary American literature (Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.) ^A1258049 |
| Contents | Real maps of imaginary worlds; or, Michael Chabon, shadowtail / Jesse Kavadlo -- Part 1. Chronicling Popular Culture -- The dudes abide: examining Clinton-era identity in Wonder Boys and The Big Lebowski / Bob Batchelor -- Quentin Tarantino and the paradox of popular culture in Michael Chabon's Telegraph Avenue / John Joseph Hess -- Driving away: muscle cars, loss, and unrequited travels with Chabon / Charli Valdez -- "Guess who I am now": on communication and childhood in Michael Chabon's "lost world" stories / Mike Witcombe -- Part 2. Chabon's Mysteries: Comics and Genre -- Comix remix; or, The strange case of Mr. Chabon / Stephen Hock -- "An American golem": the necessity of myth in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay / Seth Johnson -- The chatter of an African gray parrot: The Final Solution as postmodern detective fiction / Marjorie Worthington -- Genre for justice: The Final Solution and The Yiddish Policemen's Union as reflections of golden age detective fiction texts / Monica Lott -- Part 3. Ethnicity, Gender, and Masculinity in Chabon's Oeuvre -- Michael Chabon's Gentlemen of the Road and the rejection of communal identity as heroic quest / Eric Sandberg -- Solving the Jewish case: metaphorical detection in Michael Chabon's The Final Solution and The Yiddish Policemen's Union / Inbar Kaminsky -- Not growing old but growing up: appropriate masculine identity in Michael Chabon's Wonder Boys / Alex Hobbs -- Queer masculinities in The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Manhood for Amateurs / Josef Benson -- Part 4. Chabon's American Expression -- Write what you don't know: Wonder Boys and therapeutic creative writing / David McKay Powell -- American prowess deconstructed: Michael Chabon and the merger of naturalism and fantasy / Jake Sudderth -- "Hope unfulfilled, not yet betrayed": Michael Chabon's nostalgia for the future / Matt Kavanagh. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2014006025 |
| ISBN | 9781442236042 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1442236043 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40023934468 |