Michael Chabon (born 1964) is an American author who grew up in Columbia, Maryland. His first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, appeared in 1988 and became a best seller. His subsequent works include The Wonder Boys (1995), which was made into a motion picture, and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay which won the 2001Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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