The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Original title: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Also published as: Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The
earliest edition we have, 1957 RB Large Print, 2005 hardcover 966 pages
The novel begins in 1939 with the arrival of 19-year-old Josef "Joe" Kavalier as a refugee in New York City, where he comes to live with his 17-year-old cousin Sammy Klayman. Joe escaped from Prague with the help of his teacher Kornblum by hiding in a coffin along with the inanimate Golem of Prague, leaving the rest of his family, including his younger brother Thomas, behind. Besides having a shared interest in drawi...
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