The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Our Thoughts
Here’s a book you will either love or hate, and sad to say, most of our book club fell into the latter category. It tells the story of two young men, who meet and forge a friendship during WWII, whilst creating a comic book hero to rival Superman.
Fiction
Picador
August 25, 2001
656
This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in New York City. His Brooklyn cousin Sammy Clay is looking for a partner to create heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit America the comic book. Inspired by their own fears and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapists, The Monitor, and Luna Moth, inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is the winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
