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<span><span>Michael Chabon’s America: Magical Words, Secret Worlds, and Sacred Spaces</span><span> is the first comprehensive scholarly collection analyzing the work of acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon. At its core, the book demonstrates how Chabon uses a broad range of styles and genres, including detective and comic book fiction and essays and other works of nonfiction, to get at the heart of defining the American experience. As a result, </span><span>Michael Chabon’s America</span><span> provides context and exploration for understanding the author’s work from cultural, historical, and stylistic perspectives by scholars from five continents, revealing Chabon’s deep global impact.</span></span>

<span><span>Acknowledgements </span></span>
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<span><span>Introduction: Bob Batchelor and Jesse Kavadlo</span></span>
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<span><span>1: Real Maps of Imaginary Worlds; or, Michael Chabon, Shadowtail – Jesse Kavadlo</span></span>
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<span><span>Chronicling Popular Culture</span></span>
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<span><span>2: The Dudes Abide: Examining Clinton-Era Identity in Wonder Boys and The Big Lebowski – Bob Batchelor</span></span>
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<span><span>3: Quentin Tarantino and the Paradox of Popular Culture in Michael Chabon’s Telegraph Avenue – John Joseph Hess</span></span>
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<span><span>4: Driving Away: Muscle Cars, Loss, and Unrequited Travels with Chabon – Charli Valdez</span></span>
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<span><span>5: “Guess Who I am Now”: On Communication and Childhood in Michael Chabon’s ‘Lost World’ Stories – Mike Witcombe </span></span>
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<span><span>Chabon’s Mysteries: Comics and Genre</span></span>
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<span><span>6: Comix Remix, or, The Strange Case of Mr. Chabon – Stephen Hock</span></span>
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<span><span>7: “An American Golem:” The Necessity of Myth in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier &amp; Clay – Seth Johnson</span></span>
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<span><span>8: The Chatter of an African Gray Parrot: The Final Solution as Postmodern Detective Fiction – Marjorie Worthington</span></span>
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<span><span>9: Genre for Justice: The Final Solution and The Yiddish Policemen’s Union as Reflections of Golden Age Detective Fiction Texts – Monica Lott</span></span>
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<span><span>Ethnicity, Gender, and Masculinity in Chabon’s Oeuvre </span></span>
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<span><span>10: Michael Chabon’s Gentlemen of the Road and the Rejection of Communal Identity as Heroic Quest – Eric Sandberg</span></span>
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<span><span>11: Solving the Jewish Case: Metaphorical Detection in Michael Chabon’s The Final Solution and The Yiddish Policemen’s Union – Inbar Kaminsky</span></span>
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<span><span>12: Not Growing Old but Growing Up: Appropriate Masculine Identity in Michael Chabon’s Wonder Boys – Alex Hobbs</span></span>
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<span><span>13: Queer Masculinities in The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Manhood for Amateurs – Josef Benson</span></span>
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<span><span>Chabon’s American Expression</span></span>
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<span><span>14: Michael Chabon’s Wonder Boys and Therapeutic Creativity – David McKay Powell</span></span>
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<span><span>15: American Prowess Deconstructed: Michael Chabon and the Merger of Naturalism and Fantasy – Jake Sudderth</span></span>
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<span><span>16: “Hope Unfulfilled, Not Yet Betrayed”: Michael Chabon’s Nostalgia for the Future – Matt Kavanagh</span></span>
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<span><span>Index</span></span>
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<span><span>About the Contributors</span></span>
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<span><span>About the Editors</span></span>

<span><span>Jesse Kavadlo</span><span> is professor of English at Maryville University. He is president of the Don DeLillo Society and author of </span><span>Don DeLillo: Balance at the Edge of Belief </span><span>(2003). <br><br></span><span>Bob Batchelor</span><span> is James Pedas Professor of Communication and executive director of the James Pedas Communication Center at Thiel College. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including </span><span>John Updike: A Critical Biography</span><span> (2013) and </span><span>Gatsby: A Cultural History of the Great American Novel</span><span> (Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2013). He is founding editor of the </span><span>Popular Culture Studies Journal</span><span> and editor of the Contemporary American Literature series published by Rowman &amp; Littlefield.</span></span>