The Origin of the Escapist

By Michael Chabon,  Illustrations by Eric Wight

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Issue: Spring 2004 / Volume 80/2
Published: March 14, 2004
Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon is the author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Random House, 2000), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Chabon is also the author of the novels Moonglow (Harper Collins, 2016), Telegraph Avenue (Harper Collins, 2012), and The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (Harper Collins, 2007), as well...

Eric Wight

Eric Wight is an author, illustrator, and animation director. His first book, My Dead Girlfriend (Tokyopop), was nominated for the 2008 Best Graphic Novel of the Year Award by the Young Adult Library Services Association. In 2004, he won the Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award for his illustration work...

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