(I still remember some of those characters.) What we really wanted to do was make other people believe they were real too. At the bar after workshop, we discussed our characters as though they were real. At the time I was also trying to scrape together various life experiences and the bits of wisdom I had gleaned from them-although I had very little of either-and turn them into a novel. I was in grad school when I first read Kavalier & Clay. One of the major plot points of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon’s 2000 novel that’s just been anointed this year’s One Book, One Chicago, involves the Golem of Prague, a giant created from clay sometime in the 16th century and brought to life by Rabbi Judah Loew by some obscure and ancient magic in order to protect the Jews of the city. Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation.Best of Chicago 2022: Music & Nightlife.Get your Best of Chicago tickets! Line-Up Announced > Close
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