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02019cam a2200421Ia 4500 001 00D27354724511DE8C2C5A52A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20170120010649 008 050606r20052000nyu d 000 1 eng d 020 $a 9781419339592 020 $a 1419339591 028 51 $a LP254 $b RB Large Print 040 $a ON8 $c ON8 $d SILO $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ny 050 14 $a PS3553.H15 $b A82 2005 082 04 $a 813/.54 $2 21 100 1 $a Chabon, Michael. 245 1 $a The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay $h [large print] : $b a novel / $c Michael Chabon. 250 $a Large print ed. 260 $a Prince Frederick, MD : $b RB Large Print, $c 2005, c2000. 300 $a 966 p. (large print) ; $c 25 cm. 520 $a 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. 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $x Authorship $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Heroes in mass media $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Czech Americans $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Jewish youth $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Large type books. 651 0 $a New York (N.Y.) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Young men $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Cartoonists $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Bildungsromans. 650 0 $a Humorous stories. $2 gsafd 941 $a 2 945 $a lpt 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720034801.0 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20150227020052.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=00D27354724511DE8C2C5A52A8D7520A 994 $a C0 $b IWRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search