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Maps and legendsMichael Chabon

Maps and legends

Michael Chabon
2008222 pages
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A series of linked essays in praise of reading and writing, with subjects running from ghost stories to comic books, Sherlock Holmes to Cormac McCarthy. Throughout, Chabon energetically argues for a return to the thrilling, chilling origins of storytelling, rejecting the false walls around "serious" literature in favor of a wide-ranging affection.

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7 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2010
    Fourth Estate · 250 pages · 9780007289875
  • Paperback · English · 2009
    Harper Perennial · 256 pages · 9780061650925
  • Other · English · 2012
    HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780007440115
  • Other · English · 2011
    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 9781453244814
  • Other · English · 2011
    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 9781453234136
  • Other · English · 2011
    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 9781453244821
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