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Summerland is a 2002 fantasy young adult novel by American writer Michael Chabon. It is about young children who save the world from destruction by playing baseball, the central theme and symbol throughout the novel. Summerland weaves elements of a World Series, parallel-universe road trip, and a hero's odyssey.
Oct 1, 2002 · Michael Chabon's Summerland offers a tale both staunchly traditional and boldly imaginative, weaving elements of Norse mythology together with Native American legends, tall tales, and just a dash of science fiction. And baseball... more than anything else, this book is about baseball.
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Feb 16, 2004 · Summerland by Michael Chabon. Publication Date: February 16, 2004; Genres: Fiction; Paperback: 512 pages; Publisher: Disney-Hyperion; ISBN-10: 0786816155; ISBN-13: 9780786816156
Michael Chabon’s Summerland. Michelle Erica Green penned this sterling review. It’s already been established that baseball exists primarily to serve as a metaphor for the meaning of life. If you didn’t get that from Malamud’s The Natural or Kinsella’s Shoeless Joe, then surely you got it from Mays’ Say Hey or Kahn’s The Boys of ...
Michael Chabon’s Summerland is a masterful work of fiction that employs a variety of literary techniques to create a rich and immersive world. One of the most notable techniques used in the novel is the use of magical realism.
Sep 16, 2002 · SUMMERLAND. By Michael Chabon. 500 pages. Hyperion. $22.95. Wise and adorable varmints populate the world of Michael Chabon's whimsical new novel. So do brave, baseball-playing children and a ...
For over a century, the people of Clam Island, Washington, have enjoyed barbecues and baseball games at Summerland, on the Western tip of the island, where it never rains. The small beings –...
