Wonder Boys

Name: Wonder Boys
Author: Michael Chabon
ISBN: 0812979214

by Michael Chabon

The first work of Chabon’s that I read was The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. He writes intricate novels that are funny and touching and heartbreaking, but they’re not simple. His characters tend to be creative types—which obviously resonates with me, given what I do—who are also conflicted. In this novel, a writer and college professor is endlessly working on a book and trying to live up to the success he had early in his career. Anybody who’s had that experience, especially in an artistic endeavo...

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Jon Hamm

"The first work of Chabon’s that I read was The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. He writes intricate novels that are funny and touching and heartbreaking, but they’re not simple. His characters tend to be creative types—which obviously resonates with me, given what I do—who are also conflicted. In this novel, a writer and college professor is endlessly working on a book and trying to live up to the success he had early in his career. Anybody who’s had that experience, especially in an artistic endeavo..."