Book description
A deft parody of the American fame factory and a piercing portrait of
young and old desire, WONDER BOYS is a modern classic from the Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of THE ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY.
Grady Tripp is an over-sexed, pot-bellied, pot-smoking, ageing
wunderkind of a novelist now teaching creative writing at a Pittsburgh
college while working on his 2,000-page masterpiece, WONDER BOYS. When
his rumbustious editor and friend, Terry Crabtree, arrives in town, a
chaotic weekend follows - involving a tuba, a dead dog, Marilyn Monroe's
ermine-lined jacket and a squashed boa constrictor.
A novel of elegant imagination, bold humour and undeniable warmth,
WONDER BOYS firmly established Michael Chabon as a force to be reckoned
with in American fiction. 'The natural exuberance and extravagance of
Chabon's writing is matched by dazzling wit.' Sunday Telegraph
'A deliriously funny novel…Chabon's elegant style, perfectly realised
characters and comic vision combine to make the most enjoyable novel of
the year.' Esquire
'A wonderfully teasing comic novel…Chabon juggles all these
preoccupations with a quirky deftness he employs in his first novel.' Independent
'“Wonder Boys” is a superb creation, a raucously comic yet deeply
lyrical work. Chabon has evolved into a seriously funny writer, a master
of the comic set-up.' Sunday Times Michael Chabon is the author of two
collections of stories for adults, 'A Model World' and 'Werewolves in
their Youth'; a children's book, 'Summerland'; the novels 'The Mysteries
of Pittsburgh', 'Wonder Boys' (which has been made into a film), 'The
Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay' (winner of the Pulitzer Prize);
and the short story 'The Final Solution'. His most recent work is 'The
Yiddish Policemen's Union'. He also co-wrote the screenplay for
Spiderman 2. His short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, GQ,
Esquire and Playboy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their
four children.
