Chabon s first novel, the mysteries of pittsburgh 1988, was published when he was 25. The final solution ebook di michael chabon 9780062319401. The final solution by michael chabon overdrive rakuten. The book chronicles the life of chabon s grandfather, a ww2 soldier, engineer and rocket enthusiast who marries a troubled jewish survivor from france and lives a challenging, wandering life in postwar america.
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