The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is Chabon's most acclaimed and representative major work.
Author guide
Michael Chabon Books in Order
Michael Chabon is an American writer whose work spans literary fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, mystery, children's literature, essays, memoir, and comics. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and is known for combining literary ambition with genre storytelling, especially in novels such as The Yiddish Policemen's Union, The Final Solution, Telegraph Avenue, and Moonglow.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
This is Chabon's debut novel and a direct starting point for following his career chronologically.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
A standalone alternate-history mystery that showcases Chabon's genre blending.
Read in order
Books by series
picture-book-series · completed
Awesome Man
A children's picture-book series about the superhero Awesome Man and his dog Maskowitz.
comic-book-series · completed
The Escapist
A metafictional comics series and related limited series centered on the superhero created in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (9)
- The Mysteries of PittsburghAmazon ↗
novel · 1988
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Wonder BoysAmazon ↗novel · 1995
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayAmazon ↗
novel · 2000
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SummerlandAmazon ↗young-adult-novel · 2002
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The Final Solution: A Story of DetectionAmazon ↗novella · 2004
- The Yiddish Policemen's UnionAmazon ↗
novel · 2007
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Gentlemen of the RoadAmazon ↗novel · 2007
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Telegraph AvenueAmazon ↗novel · 2012
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MoonglowAmazon ↗novel · 2016
Short fiction (2)
Essays and speeches (4)
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Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the BorderlandsAmazon ↗essay-collection · 2008
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Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and SonAmazon ↗essay-collection · 2009
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Pops: Fatherhood in PiecesAmazon ↗memoir-and-essay-collection · 2018
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Bookends: Collected Intros and OutrosAmazon ↗essay-collection · 2019