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The Yiddish Policemen's Union is a 2007 novel by American author Michael Chabon. The novel is a detective story set in an alternative history version of the present day, based on the premise that during World War II , a temporary settlement for Jewish refugees was established in Sitka, Alaska , in 1941, and that the fledgling State of Israel ...
- Michael Chabon
- 2007
May 13, 2007 · Michael Chabon’s new novel is a screwball, hard-boiled whodunit set in a Jewish settlement in Alaska.
May 1, 2007 · 76,943 ratings7,726 reviews. For sixty years, Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven created in the wake of revelations of the Holocaust and the shocking 1948 collapse of the fledgling state of Israel.
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Michael Chabon ’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union is (breathe in) an alternate history science fiction noir police procedural that won plaudits from the literary mainstream as well as several top honors from the science fiction community (breathe out). There’s a great deal going on, but perhaps it’s best to introduce the setting.
Though the ultimate secret behind the murder that kick-starts the story involves a religious-political scheme that tips over clumsily into surreal satire, the remainder of the book is so ...
May 1, 2007 · Though the ultimate secret behind the murder that kick-starts the story involves a religious-political scheme that tips over clumsily into surreal satire, the remainder of the book is so ...
Ryan Skardal. | Certified Educator. Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union is a noir detective novel that takes place in an alternative history setting. The novel’s protagonist,...
