Moonglow: A Novel
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| Author | Michael Chabon |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Memoir |
| Publisher | Harper |
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Publication date
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November 22, 2016 |
| Media type | Hardback |
| Pages | 430 |
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Moonglow is a 2016 novel by Michael Chabon. The book chronicles the narrator's discussions with his family, particularly his mother and dying grandfather. The narrator functions as a proxy for the author, Chabon.
The book is inspired by Chabon's conversations with his dying grandfather. Of the meetings, Chabon writes, "Ninety percent of everything he ever told me about his life I heard during the final ten days."
Sam Sacks writing for The Wall Street Journal appreciated the non-fiction elements of the novel in contrast to Chabon's other works. Sacks said, "Moonglow is a movingly bittersweet novel that balances wonder with lamentation." For The New York Times, Michiko Kakutani found that, "Mr. Chabon weaves these knotted-together tales together into a tapestry that’s as complicated, beautiful and flawed as an antique carpet. […] Although "Moonglow" grows overly discursive at times, it is never less than compelling when it sticks to the tale of Mike's grandparents — these damaged survivors of World War II who bequeath to their family a legacy of endurance, and an understanding of the magic powers of storytelling to provide both solace and transcendence".
The book was discussed in January 2017 on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Review.
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