Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon (born May 24, 1963) is an American author. His first novel was called The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and published in 1988. Chabon was 25 years old. The book made him famous among writers. He has also written genre fiction. Chabon published The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay in 2000. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001.
Michael Chabon | |
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 Chabon at a book signing in 2006. | |
| Born | May 24, 1963
(aged 63) Washington, D.C. |
| Pen name | Leon Chaim Bach, Malachi B. Cohen, August Van Zorn |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter, columnist, short-story writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1987–present |
| Notable works | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000), The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007) |
| Notable awards | 1999 O. Henry Award 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2007 Nebula Award for Best Novel 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novel 2008 Sidewise Award for Alternate History |
| Spouse | Lollie Groth Ayelet Waldman |
Biography
Early years
Michael Chabon was born in Washington, DC to Robert Chabon, a physician and lawyer, and Sharon Chabon, a lawyer. He knew he wanted to be a writer when he was a child. [1] He studied at Carnegie Mellon University for a year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1984. Then Chabon went to graduate school at the University of California, Irvine and earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.
Personal life
In 1987, Chabon married the poet Lollie Groth. They divorced in 1991, and he married the writer Ayelet Waldman in 1993.
Works
Novels
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988)
- Wonder Boys (1995)
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000)
- The Final Solution (2004)
- The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007)
- Gentlemen of the Road (2007)
- Telegraph Avenue (2012)
Young-adult fiction
- Summerland (2002)
Children's books
- The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man (2011) (illustrator: Jake Parker)
Short story collections
- A Model World and Other Stories (1991)
- Werewolves in Their Youth (1999)
Essay collections
- Maps and Legends (2008)
- Manhood for Amateurs (October 2009)[2]
As contributor or editor
- McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (editor and contributor) (2003)
- JSA All Stars #7, "The Strange Case of Mr. Terrific and Doctor Nil" (writer) (2004)
- McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories (editor) (2004) [3]
- Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics) (2004–2005) (Numbers 1–8; the first six are also collected in three books, two numbers per volume)
- The Best American Short Stories 2005 (editor, with Katrina Kenison) (2005)
- The Escapists (six-issue comic book limited series published by Dark Horse Comics) (2006)
References
- ↑ Cahill, Bryon. Michael Chabon: a writer with many faces. "... at the beginning of the summer I had lunch with my father, the gangster, who was in town for the weekend to transact some of his vague business.". The Free Library (April 1, 2005)Farlex Inc.. Retrieved July 3, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ Cairns, Becky. Pulitzer Prize-winning author visits WSU. Standard.net (March 29, 2009)Ogden Standard-Examiner. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ↑ Review: T. S. Miller. A Look Back at a Tributary of the Slipstream (2010)The Internet Review of Science Fiction. Retrieved 17 October 2010.