The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Ranked #4 in Jewish, Ranked #5 in New Yorksee more rankings.

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." less

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