Every piece of art is an escape somehow, whether it is literature, cinema, poetry painting etc. we look for art in order to have something better or at least different from our lives. And in this conception, “The Amazing Adventures of Kavlier & Clay” is a great escapism.Michael Chabon’s daring and provocative novel is superb. It is almost impossible to believe that Kavalier, Clay and Rosa are not real people, and that The Escapist has never existed. Some people may go to collectors looking for some old comic books of him, but, unfortunatelly they won’t find it. But I don’t blame them, the character in the novel is so real that I wish there were comic books for we read.
In a nutshell, Sam Clay, né Klayman, is a 17 year-old jew who loves pulps. His cousin Kavalier studied drawn and magic before scaping from Nazi-occupied Prague. Togheter in NY they creat the Escapist, a masked hero, who becomes very popular, not only amog teens and children, but also adults, what lead them to another step in comic book creation.
Later, a woman come between them. She is Rosa Sacks, a artist somehow, who has a very eccentric father and a very peculiar life. Rosa will play a mayor role when Kavalier falls for her; and so does Clay later, making a love triangle. Much more happens but I’ll leave for you find out what reading this novel.
Some people say this novel is over-rated, but I don’t think so! It’s been a long time that I don’t read such an interesting and funny prose in such an sophisticated style. I have read Chabon’s “Wonder Boys” and really appreciated. He is one of the best American Writers from the late XX Century/ early XXI. The themes he tackles in his books are serious and relevant.
I have to admit that I didn’t enjoy the part that takes place in Antartica as much as the others. That one is a bit hard, nevertheless good once you get why Kavalier is there, and what he is facing. The last part is superb and the ending unique. This is the kind of book that makes us have some hope for literature. Reading Michael Chabon we discover that some writers still have imagination, and love for their art, and they are in the business not only for increasing their bank account, but, for making our lives better.
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