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Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

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Noir-style alternate history Jewish detective novel.

Recommendation: "Yiddish Policemen's Union" is a gripping, atmospheric read that takes readers on a wild ride through an alternate history. Chabon's writing, as always, is excellent, and his exploration of Jewish identity and culture unique and thought-provoking. If you enjoy noir-style detective novels and like the idea of exploring a different timeline, this book is definitely for you.

  • Hugo Award for Best Novel (2008)
  • Nebula Award for Best Novel (2007)
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008)
  • Hammett Prize Nominee (2007)
  • California Book Award for Fiction (Gold) (2007)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008)
  • Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008)
  • Premio Ignotus for Mejor Novela Extranjera (2009)
  • Sidewise Award for Long Form (2007)
  • Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Long Form (2010)
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Yiddish Policemen's Union

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ISBN: 9780061493607
Author: Michael Chabon
Publisher: Harper Collins USA
Date of Publication: 2008-04-29
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.71
(rated by 76664 readers)

Description

For sixty years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven created in the wake of the Holocaust and the shocking 1948 collapse of the fledgling state of Israel. The Jews of the Sitka District have created their own little world in the Alaskan panhandle, a vibrant and complex frontier city that moves to the music of Yiddish. But now the District is set to revert to Alaskan control, and their dream is coming to an end.Homicide detective Meyer Landsman of the District Police has enough problems without worrying about the upcoming Reversion. His life is a shambles, his marriage a wreck, his career a disaster. And in the cheap hotel where Landsman has washed up, someone has just committed a murder--right under his nose. When he begins to investigate the killing of his neighbor, a former chess prodigy, word comes down from on high that the case is to be dropped immediately, and Landsman finds himself contending with all the powerful forces of faith, obsession, evil, and salvation that are his heritage.At once a gripping whodunit, a love story, and an exploration of the mysteries of exile and redemption, "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" is a novel only Michael Chabon could have written.
 

Noir-style alternate history Jewish detective novel.

Recommendation: "Yiddish Policemen's Union" is a gripping, atmospheric read that takes readers on a wild ride through an alternate history. Chabon's writing, as always, is excellent, and his exploration of Jewish identity and culture unique and thought-provoking. If you enjoy noir-style detective novels and like the idea of exploring a different timeline, this book is definitely for you.

  • Hugo Award for Best Novel (2008)
  • Nebula Award for Best Novel (2007)
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008)
  • Hammett Prize Nominee (2007)
  • California Book Award for Fiction (Gold) (2007)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008)
  • Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008)
  • Premio Ignotus for Mejor Novela Extranjera (2009)
  • Sidewise Award for Long Form (2007)
  • Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Long Form (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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