The Short Version: It’s 1939 when Joe Kavalier arrives on the Brooklyn doorstep of his cousin Sammy Klayman, freshly escaped from Prague. The two dreamers cook up an idea for a comic book character – the Escapist – whose adventures will take them through the Second World War, bringing them adventures of their own along the way. The Review: This is one of those books that I’m a little ashamed to have only just gotten around to. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, […]

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