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    Michael Chabon

    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Random House) Michael Chabon's novel about escape artists, super heroes and the Golden Age of Comics is a complete entertainment...

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Dec 7, 2000 • 30m Listen

    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

    (Random House)

    This novel about escape artists, super heroes and the Golden Age of Comics is a complete entertainment. Still, personal concerns escape like Houdini from a locked box. Michael Chabon on the personal life of the writer as it relates to his work.

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      Michael Chabon

      The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Random House) Michael Chabon's novel about escape artists, super heroes and the Golden Age of Comics is a complete entertainment...

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      Michael Silverblatt

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      Michael Chabon

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