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Title	:	The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Author	:	Michael Chabon
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition (US/CAN)
Pages	:	Pages: 414 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2007 by HarperCollins
Categories	:	Fiction. Mystery. Science Fiction. Alternate History. Crime

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

Hardcover | Pages: 414 pages

Rating: 3.71 | 60631 Users | 6748 Reviews

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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. Proud, grateful, and longing to be American, the Jews of the Sitka District have created their own little world in the Alaskan panhandle, a vibrant, gritty, soulful, and complex frontier city that moves to the music of Yiddish. For sixty years they have been left alone, neglected and half-forgotten in a backwater of history. Now the District is set to revert to Alaskan control, and their dream is coming to an end: once again the tides of history threaten to sweep them up and carry them off into the unknown. But homicide detective Meyer Landsman of the District Police has enough problems without worrying about the upcoming Reversion. His life is a shambles, his marriage a wreck, his career a disaster. He and his half-Tlingit partner, Berko Shemets, can't catch a break in any of their outstanding cases. Landsman's new supervisor is the love of his life—and also his worst nightmare. And in the cheap hotel where he has washed up, someone has just committed a murder—right under Landsman's nose. Out of habit, obligation, and a mysterious sense that it somehow offers him a shot at redeeming himself, Landsman begins to investigate the killing of his neighbor, a former chess prodigy. But when word comes down from on high that the case is to be dropped immediately, Landsman soon finds himself contending with all the powerful forces of faith, obsession, hopefulness, evil, and salvation that are his heritage—and with the unfinished business of his marriage to Bina Gelbfish, the one person who understands his darkest fears. At once a gripping whodunit, a love story, an homage to 1940s noir, and an exploration of the mysteries of exile and redemption, The Yiddish Policemen's Union is a novel only Michael Chabon could have written. (front flap)

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Original Title:	The Yiddish Policemen's Union
ISBN:	0007149824 (ISBN13: 9780007149827)
Edition Language:	English URL https://www.harpercollins.com/9780007149827/the-yiddish-policemens-union/
Characters:	Meyer Landsman, Berko Shemets, Bina Gelbfish, Ester-Malke Shemets, Hertz Shemets, Alter Litvak, Mendel Shpilman, Itzik Zimbalist, Naomi Landsman
Setting:	Sitka, Alaska(United States)
Literary Awards:	Hugo Award for Best Novel (2008), Nebula Award for Best Novel (2007), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008), Hammett Prize Nominee (2007), California Book Award for Fiction (Gold) (2007) John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008), Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008), Sidewise Award for Long Form (2007), Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Long Form (2010)

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Had a pretty lengthy review, which was deleted when I made the mistake of changing the shelf. Yeah, I don't get it either. Long story short: I still don't get why Michael Chabon is supposed to be one of the great writers of the 21st century. "Wonder Boys" was an enjoyable read. Nothing life-changing, but smart, fast, and chock full of quirky characters. "Kavalier & Clay"....not so good. I am a fan of the comics industry, and I have to say the beginning describing it's birth had me riveted.

Christmas 2010: I realised that I had got stuck in a rut. I was re-reading old favourites again and again, waiting for a few trusted authors to release new works. Something had to be done.On the spur of the moment I set myself a challenge, to read every book to have won the Locus Sci-Fi award. Thats 35 books, 6 of which Id previously read, leaving 29 titles by 14 authors who were new to me.While working through this reading list I got married, went on my honeymoon, switched career and became a



This would make my short list for the most overwritten novel Ive ever read. Its Michael Chabon so of course there are some fabulous lines. But at times I felt like I was reading Thomas Pynchon or Nabokov fan fiction. Several times I was on the point of abandoning it but annoyingly Chabon would suddenly bring all his considerable talents as a storyteller to the table and produce a great chapter. Problem was, that was almost always followed by another five rambling overwritten ones. It reminded me

Rating: 4.75* of five2019 UPDATE***Soon to be a cable TV drama!***The Book Report: 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. Proud, grateful, and longing to be American, the Jews of the Sitka District have created their own little world in the Alaskan panhandle, a vibrant, gritty, soulful, and

(B+) 77% | GoodNotes: It starts well and gets interesting in the middle, but the endings an afterthought and the text is befuddlingly flowery.

It was an interesting premise. I didn't know much about Jewish culture. This was a little bit of a primer. Not really scifi and didn't really have a flavor of alternate history either. Overall for me it was almost an ordinary crime novel...which is not my genre. I do want to read more Chabon.3.5 Stars but I don't feel like rounding upListened to the audiobook. Peter Riegert was perfect for this book.