The Yiddish Policemen's Union
A Novel
by Michael Chabon
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Set in a parallel past where the Jewish state has been built in Alaska instead of Israel, alcoholic detective Meyer Landsman investigates the mysterious death of an addict chess player, and discovers evidence of an American conspiracy that resulted in the plane crash death of his younger sister. His investigation is complicated by the involvement of his ex-wife, the chief of police, and also the upcoming expiration of the Alaskan Settlement Act after which the Jewish community will have to find a new home. Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon continues to prove his keen ability to blend genre fiction with literature, and his exhilarating imagination is on full dizzying display. THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION won the 2008 Nebula Prize and Hugo Prize for Best Novel.
Editions of The Yiddish Policemen's Union
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Publisher Harperaudio |
Date 2007 |
Price €29.13 |
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Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 2007 |
Price $2.15 |
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Publisher Harperluxe |
Date 2007 |
Price $3.95 |
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Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 2007 |
Price $125.00 |
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Publisher Perennial |
Date 2008 |
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Publisher Notes
An alternate historical work based on a premise that Alaska became the Jewish homeland after World War II finds detective Meyer Landsman investigating a heroin-addicted chess prodigy's murder, a case with ties to an extremist Orthodox sect. Reprint. 250,000 first printing.
Media Reviews
"Imagine a mutant strain of Dashiell Hammett crossed with Isaac Bashevis Singer.... A page turning noir, with a twist of Yiddish, that satisfies on many levels." (starred review)
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