I was just traveling in Mexico and read this book. The main character is Meyer Landsman, who is a policeman, or Noz, in Sitka, Alaska. Although Sitka is, obviously, a real city in the book Michael Chabon has turned it into something different. In 1948 Sitka became the residence of Jewish people from around the world as the nation of Israel collapsed. Among this setting, Meyer is investigating a murder, which takes him deep into the politics of Reversion-the process of America taking over Sitka again. I enjoyed this book, especially after I was told that there is a glossary of Yiddish terms in the back! Very well written and creative.
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