The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688076327 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 297 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Great debut novel. If you've read or seen Michael Chabon's "Wonder Boys," you know that Grady Tripp, the author at the center of that book, had written one masterpiece of a debut novel and was unable to finish a second book that he considered a worthy follow-up. Well, Chabon's writings are all a bit autobiographical and since "Wonder Boys" is his second novel, I decided to track down his debut piece, the one that set Chabon's own bar so high. And after reading "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," which is still one of my favorite novels, I can see why it would be so hard to follow.Though elements of the plot are, as with most books, a bit preposterous (for the lead. Glimmers of future greatness mrliteral In this debut novel by Michael Chabon, we get a good book that hints at the future of his writing and such novels as Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. While not up to the caliber of those later works, it certainly has its merits.Mysteries of Pittsburgh is the story of Art Bechstein and the summer after his college graduation. His distant and domineering father is a mob accountant who is unsatisfied with his son's direction in life; the summer of the story will add no new closeness between the two. Art spends the time partying and being seduced by his friend Arthur and a girl named Phlox; Art's own self-doubts push. JR Pinto said Chabon is still the best. This is the last Chabon book that I've read (even though it was his first) and he consistently proves himself a genius in my eyes. The only negative thing I ever hear anyone say about Chabon is that there's not really a plot to his books. That is not the point! He is simply a joy to read - extremely funny and moving at the same time. The story, as it is, concerns Art Bechstein: the son of a gangster. One explosive summer, he falls in with a Hemmingway-esque crowd of beautiful people. Together, they discover their "will to bigness" and have many amazing adventures together, until it all comes crashing down.I believe that this is Chabon's sho
Before long, the world of his new friends and the underworld of his father must collide, with consequences that Art cannot control.. Art Bechstein steps out of the library into the summer of his graduation year. Not yet ready for respectability, he falls in with the exotic, charming Arthur Lecomte, and ricochets between a homosexual relationship and an intense affair with a strange and beautiful girl called Phlox
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly First-novelist Chabon, with "distinctive vision" and "an elegiac, graceful style," spins a story about alienated youth that, while serving up some familiar details of sex, alcohol and drugs, "fully engages the reader in the lives of an appealing cast of characters," said PW .