Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon (born May 24, 1963) is an American author. His first novel was called The Mysteries of Pittsburgh  and published in 1988. Chabon was 25 years old. The book made him famous among writers. He has also written genre fiction. Chabon published The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay in 2000. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. 

Biography
Early years
Michael Chabon was born in Washington, DC to Robert Chabon, a physician and lawyer, and Sharon Chabon, a lawyer. He knew he wanted to be a writer when he was a child.  He studied at Carnegie Mellon University for a year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1984. Then Chabon went to graduate school at the University of California, Irvine and earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.

Personal life
In 1987, Chabon married the poet Lollie Groth. They divorced in 1991, and he married the writer Ayelet Waldman in 1993.

 Works 
 Novels 
 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988)
 Wonder Boys (1995)
 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000)
 The Final Solution (2004)
 The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007)
 Gentlemen of the Road (2007)
 Telegraph Avenue (2012)

 Young-adult fiction 
 Summerland (2002)

 Children's books 
 The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man (2011) (illustrator: Jake Parker)

 Short story collections 
 A Model World and Other Stories (1991)
 Werewolves in Their Youth (1999)

 Essay collections 
 Maps and Legends (2008)
 Manhood for Amateurs (October 2009)

 As contributor or editor 
 McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (editor and contributor) (2003)
 JSA All Stars #7, "The Strange Case of Mr. Terrific and Doctor Nil" (writer) (2004)
 McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories (editor) (2004) Review: 
 Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics) (2004–2005) (Numbers 1–8; the first six are also collected in three books, two numbers per volume)
 The Best American Short Stories 2005 (editor, with Katrina Kenison) (2005)
 The Escapists (six-issue comic book limited series published by Dark Horse Comics) (2006)

References

Category:Writers from Washington, D.C.
Category:Living people
Category:1963 births
Category:Pulitzer Prize winners