The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Its 1939, in New York City. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just pulled off his greatest feat: smuggling himself out of Hitlers Prague. Hes looking to make big money, fast, so that he can bring his family to freedom. His cousin, Brooklyns own Sammy Clay, is looking for a partner in creating the heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit the American dreamscape: the comic book.pInspired by their own fantasies, fears, and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapist, the Monitor, and the otherworldy Mistress of the Night, Luna Moth, inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men. The golden age of comic books has begun, even as the shadow of Hitler falls across Europe.piThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clayi is a stunning novel of endless comic invention and unforgettable characters, written in the exhilarating prose that has led critics to compare Michael Chabon to Cheever and Nabokov. In Joe Kavalier, Chabon, writing like a magical spider, effortlessly spinning out elaborate webs of words that ensnare the reader (Michiko Kakutani, iThe New York Timesi), has created a hero for the century.