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A Model World And Other Stories
''A Model World and Other Stories'' is a 1991 in literature, 1991 collection of short story, short stories by Michael Chabon. It was his first story collection and second book, following the 1988 novel, ''The Mysteries of Pittsburgh''. Contents Part I: A Model World *"S ANGEL" - Ira, a 4th year UCLA drama student attends his cousin Sheila's Jewish wedding reception in a Pasadena hotel where he is attracted to Carmen, an older woman from Altadena, but things don't turn out as expected.online textfrom ''The New Yorker'', Oct 22 1990 - subscription required) *"Ocean Avenue" - on Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica), Ocean Avenue, architect Bobby Lazar unexpectedly meets his ex-wife Suzette but they clash over their divorce - she sold his collection of William Powell memorabilia, he sold her collection of 1958/59 Barbie Dolls.online textfrom ''The New Yorker'', October 29, 1989 - subscription required) *"A Model World" - In a bookstore in Long Beach, Levine finds a book called ''Antarctic Models ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon ( ; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, DC, he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University 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 25. He followed it with '' Wonder Boys'' (1995) and two short-story collections. In 2000, he published '' The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay'', a novel that John Leonard would later call Chabon's magnum opus. It received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. His novel ''The Yiddish Policemen's Union'', an alternate history mystery novel, was published in 2007 and won the Hugo, Sidewise, Nebula and Ignotus awards; his serialized novel '' Gentlemen of the Road'' appeared in book form in the fall of the same year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
