In the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of
Kavalier & Clay, prose magician Michael Chabon conjured up the
golden age of comic books; intertwining history, legend, and
storytelling verve. In The Final Solution, he has condensed
his boundless vision to craft a short, suspenseful tale of compassion
and wit that re-imagines the classic 19th-century detective story.
In deep retirement in the English countryside, an
89-year-old man, vaguely remembered by locals as a once-famous
detective, is more concerned with his beekeeping than with other
people. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years old and
mute, who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion :an
African grey parrot.
What is the meaning of the mysterious strings of German numbers
the bird spews out - a top-secret Ss code? The keys to a
series of Swiss bank accounts, perhaps? Or something more sinister?
Is the solution to this last case - the real explanation of
the mysterious boy and his parrot - beyond even the reach of the
once-famed sleuth?
Subtle revelations lead the reader to a
wrenching resolution. This brilliant homage is the work of a master
storyteller at the height of his powers.
The author:
Michael Chabon is the author of the short stories A Model World and
Werewolves in their Youth. His short stories have appeared in The New
Yorker, GQ, Esquire and Playboy. He lives in Los Angeles with his
wife and daughter.
Text in English
Chabon, Michael, Final Solution
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