num_pages: 639
description: The novel follows the lives of the title characters, a Czech artist named Joe Kavalier and a Brooklyn-born writer named Sam Clay—both Jewish—before, during, and after World War II. Kavalier and Clay become major figures in the nascent comics industry during its "Golden Age."
language: English
title: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
titlecomplete: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
characters: Rosa Saks, Joe Kavalier, Sam Clay
genres: Historical, Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Comics, New York, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Jewish, Contemporary
ratings_count: 200065
places: Prague (Praha), The United States of America, New York City, New York, New York (State), Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Czechoslovakia
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Gaylactic Spectrum Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: California Book Award
category: Fiction (Gold), awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: New York City Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Random House