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Michael Chabon
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American novelist, short story writer, essayist
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Michael Chabon is an American writer, essayist, screenwriter, and novelist born in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 1963. He writes in English and has been active since 1987. His notable works include The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and The Yiddish Policemen's Union. He has also written for TheGuardian.com.
Chabon has received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. He was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the Hammett Prize, and Locus Awards for Best Short Story and Best Science Fiction Novel. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
He was educated at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of California, Irvine. Chabon resides in Columbia and Berkeley and works in Berkeley. He is influenced by J. G. Ballard, Roger Angell, Robert Stone, and Raymond Chandler. He is married to Ayelet Waldman and practices Judaism.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 May 1963
- Works
- 93
Top works
- Lovecraft Unbound
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
- אור ירח
- The Norton reader -- thirteenth edition
- The Norton reader -- fourteenth edition
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Michael Chabon (/ˈʃeɪbɒn/ SHAY-bon; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984. He subsequently received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine.…
Known for
- The Creative Brain — Self2019
- The Ready Room — Self2019
- Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin — Self - Writer2018
- The Pulitzer At 100 — Self - Novelist2017
- The 50 Year Argument — Himself2014
- Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle — Self2013
- Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist2007
- Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked — Self2003
- Comic Books & Superheroes — Self2001
- The Simpsons — Michael Chabon (voice)1989
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1963-05-24 ) May 24, 1963 (age 63) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Pen name
- Leon Chaim Bach, Malachi B. Cohen, August Van Zorn
- Occupation
- Novelist screenwriter columnist short story writer
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University , University of Pittsburgh ( BA ), University of California, Irvine ( MFA )
- Period
- 1987–present
- Notable works
- Wonder Boys (1995), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000), The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007), Telegraph Avenue (2012), Moonglow: A Novel (2016)
- Notable awards
- 1999 O. Henry Award , 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction , 2007 Nebula Award for Best Novel , 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novel , 2008 Sidewise Award for Alternate History
- Spouse
- Lollie Groth ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1991 ) Ayelet Waldman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Michael Chabon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Spouse
- Ayelet Waldman
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Notable work
- The Yiddish Policemen's Union
- Official website
- www.michaelchabon.com
- Image
- Michael Chabon by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Work location
- Berkeley
- Residence
- Berkeley
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- Michael Chabon
- date of birth
- 1963-05-24
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- Michael Chabon
- influenced by
- Frank O'Hara
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- name in native language
- Michael Chabon
- writing language
- English language
- P8979
- Hafez
- has written for
- TheGuardian.com
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Chabon (/ˈʃeɪbɒn/ SHAY-bon; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984. He subsequently received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine.
Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988), was published when he was 24. He followed it with Wonder Boys (1995) and two short-story collections. In 2000, he published The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001; John Leonard described it as Chabon's magnum opus.
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