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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Book • 1957
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay follows the lives of two Jewish cousins, Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay, before, during, and after World War II. Joe, an artist and escape artist, escapes Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and joins his cousin Sammy in New York City.
Together, they create the popular comic book character the Escapist, an anti-fascist superhero.
The novel explores themes of magic, manhood, superheroes, and growing up Jewish in America during the 1930s and 1940s, delving into their creative and personal lives amidst the backdrop of war and social change.
Together, they create the popular comic book character the Escapist, an anti-fascist superhero.
The novel explores themes of magic, manhood, superheroes, and growing up Jewish in America during the 1930s and 1940s, delving into their creative and personal lives amidst the backdrop of war and social change.
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Gilbert Cruz as a book he has read, contrasting it with Middlemarch to illustrate the diversity of reading choices.
Gilbert Cruz as a book he has read, contrasting it with Middlemarch to illustrate the diversity of reading choices.
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