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'''Michael Chabon''' is an American writer of both [[Lit Fic|literary]] and genre fiction. He has achieved the unprecedented goal of appealing to both literary snobs who despise genre fiction, and genre fiction snobs who despise the literati. Sometimes even at the same time. He has won both a Pulitzer Prize for Literature, and a [[Hugo Award]] for best [[Science Fiction]] Novel of the Year.
Most of his books are, in part, about Judaism or Jewish people. He has written [[Fantasy]], [[Mystery]], and [[Alternate History]] -- and even when he isn't writing genre fiction, he often writes about it.
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* ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier
▲* ''[[The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Literature)|The Mysteries of Pittsburgh]]'' - A [[Coming of Age]] novel that explored a bisexual [[Love Triangle]].
▲* ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Literature)|The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay]]'' - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This was not, technically, a genre novel, but it was about [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]], about as geeky a subject as one could want.
* ''[[Literature/Wonder Boys|Wonder Boys]]'' - Made into a movie starring [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Tobey Maguire]]. The screenplay was nominated for an [[Academy Award]].
* ''[[
* ''[[Literature/The Final Solution|The Final Solution]]'' - A mystery novella starring an unnamed elderly detective who is probably [[Sherlock Holmes]].
* ''[[Spider
* ''[[Literature/Gentlemen Of The Road|Gentlemen Of The Road]]'' - A more traditional adventure novel. Chabon himself dubbed it "Jews with swords".
* ''[[The Yiddish
* ''Manhood for Amateurs'' - A collection of autobiographical essays.
* ''The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man'' - A children's book about the titular superhero (yes, really).
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* [[All Jews Are Ashkenazi]]: Partially averted in ''[[Gentlemen of the Road]]''.
* [[Alternate History]]
* [[Author Appeal]]:
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* [[Bi the Way]]
* [[Big Applesauce]]
* [[Disappeared Dad]] / [[Missing Mom]]: Frequently. Art Bechstein's mom in ''[[
* [[Fanfic]]: ''The Final Solution'' is essentially this for the [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories
* [[No Name Given]]: The protagonist of ''The Final Solution'', deliberately done to conceal the fact that he's really [[Sherlock Holmes]]
* [[Reconstruction]]: He's one of the most respected writers in America, yet many of his books take on subjects usually seen as meaningless pop culture, as if to prove that they ''can'' have literary merit if done right.
** ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier
** ''[[
** ''Gentlemen Of The Road'' - Reconstructs [[Two-Fisted Tales]] and pulp adventure stories.
** ''[[The Yiddish
* [[George Lucas Throwback]]: Frequently does this in literary form (see [[Reconstruction]]).
* [[Purple Prose]]: Is known for this.
* [[So My Kids Can Watch|So My Kids Can Read]]: Probably the main reason he wrote ''Awesome Man''.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: He does lots of research for every novel he writes. ''And it shows.''
* [[What Could Have Been]]: According to [[The Other Wiki]], he was involved in pitching story ideas for the ''[[X
* [[Yiddish
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