by Michael Chabon · Sceptre · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780340424353
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«The Mysteries of Pittsburgh» is Michael Chabon's coming-of-age novel, published by Sceptre in paperback (240 pages, in English).
Set in industrial Pittsburgh in the mid-eighties, it follows Art Bechstein in the summer after his graduation. Unwilling to take on adult life just yet, Art gets involved with the charming Arthur Lecomte and the enigmatic Phlox, while his new circle of friends and his father's world eventually cross paths.
«The Mysteries of Pittsburgh» is Michael Chabon's first novel, originally published in 1988.
A read for book clubs and for those seeking contemporary fiction with queer characters and an eighties atmosphere.
Michael Chabon is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984. He subsequently received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine.
