The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Michael Chabon is so good he can seemingly do whatever he wants, and with The Yiddish Policemen's Union he has once again. Chabon concocts a vivid alternative reality (based on FDR's forgotten suggestion of a Jewish safe haven in Alaska) and wraps it around a Chandleresque who-done-it packed with Hasidic Godfathers, forelocked Fagins, and the obligatory sad-but-noble gumshoe.
Michael Chabon is so good he can seemingly do whatever he wants, and with The Yiddish Policemen's Union he has once again. Chabon concocts a vivid alternative reality (based on FDR's forgotten suggestion of a Jewish safe haven in Alaska) and wraps it around a Chandleresque who-done-it packed with Hasidic Godfathers, forelocked Fagins, and the obligatory sad-but-noble gumshoe.
Michael Chabon is so good he can seemingly do whatever he wants, and with The Yiddish Policemen's Union he has once again. Chabon concocts a vivid alternative reality (based on FDR's forgotten suggestion of a Jewish safe haven in Alaska) and wraps it around a Chandleresque who-done-it packed with Hasidic Godfathers, forelocked Fagins, and the obligatory sad-but-noble gumshoe.
