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Dec 19, 2016 in his tenth work of fiction, chabon, bestknown for his pulitzer prizewinning the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay, draws on his own family history as he imagines the murky origins and. Archy stallings and nat jaffe run a second hand record store called brokeland records, specialising in rock, funk and jazz, located on telegraph avenue, where white hipster berkley shades into the largely black working class town of oakland. Michiko kakutani, new york times new york times bestselling, pu. Generous, imaginative, funny, moving, thrilling, humane, triumphant, it is michael chabons most dazzling book yet. The novelist, his characters and the readers who will most. Michiko kakutani, new york times new york times bestselling, pulitzer prizewinning novelist michael chabon has transported readers to wonderful places. Download audiobooks by michael chabon to your device. Now he takes us to telegraph avenue in a bighearted and exhilarating novel that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two oakland, california families, one black and one white. Longtime band mates archy and nat preside over brokeland records, a usedrecord emporium. I forgot to mention that the transition between scenes was difficult as there werent good pauses between scenes. Telegraph avenue is a novel by michael chabon, published on september 11, 2012. Michael chabon telegraph avenue read an exclusive excerpt. The novelist, his characters and the readers who will most love this book all share a passion for popular culture and an obsession with period detail. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.