The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Book

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 2008 7th printing of the first paperback edition. Great condition. Printed on rough edge/raw edge paper. 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 of Jewish refugees was established in Sitka, Alaska, in 1941, and that the fledgling State of Israel was destroyed in 1948. The novel is set in Sitka, which it depicts as a large Yiddish- speaking metropolis. The Yiddish Policemen's Union won a number of science fiction awards: the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best SF Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the Sidewise Award for Alternate History for Best Novel. It was shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel and the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. #kavalier & clay,detective, science fiction, Sci fi, historical fiction