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New York Times Bestseller
“A genuinely moving story about race and class, parenting and marriage. . . Chabon is inarguably one of the greatest prose stylists of all time." — Benjamin Percy, Esquire
New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon has transported readers to wonderful places: to New…
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1 author picked Telegraph Avenue as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
“Telegraph Avenue” captures both the seediness and joy of South Berkeley in the early 1970s. Peopled with compelling characters, this book gives readers a backstage look at the soul music, soul food, and soul of a neighborhood on the verge of change.
Home to simple, working-class folks, South Berkeley provided a safe haven for creative innovation and experimentation, as well as social change and community activists.
From Joan's list on 1970’s art & politics.
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