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An immensely gifted writer and magical prose stylist.Michiko Kakutani, New York Times New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon has transported readers to wonderful places to New York City during the Golden Age of comic books The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier Clay to an imaginary Jewish homeland in Sitka, Alaska The Yiddish Policemens Union to discover The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. Now he takes us to Telegraph Avenue in a big-hearted and exhilarating novel that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white. In Telegraph Avenue, Chabon lovingly creates a world grounded in pop cultureKung Fu, 70s Blaxploitation films, vinyl LPs, jazz and soul musicand delivers a bravura epic of friendship, race, and secret histories.