num_pages: 656
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, Sam Clay, Joe Kavalier
genres: Jewish, New York, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Comics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 200061
places: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, Czechoslovakia, Prague (Praha), New York (State), The United States of America, New York City, New York
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