The Yiddish policemen's union : a novel / Michael Chabon.
In a world in which Alaska, rather than Israel, has become the homeland for the Jews following World War II, Detective Meyer Landsman and his half-Tlingit partner Berko investigate the death of a heroin-addled chess prodigy.
Record details
- ISBN: 0007149824
- ISBN: 9780007149827
- ISBN: 9780007149834
- Physical Description: 414 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A murder mystery set in the imaginery Jewish homeland that is Alaska
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.1 20 125012.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Jews > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Alaska > Fiction. - Genre:
- Alternative histories (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.
Available copies
- 43 of 49 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 2 current holds with 49 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC CHABON (Text) | 36015000700910 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F CHABON (Text) | 39493107301089 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC CHA (Text) | 31111002350237 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101221677 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F CHA (Text) | 34208201656567 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | F CHA (Text) | 39488900063860 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | F CHA (Text) | 0020507179032 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554008277344 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | F CHA (Text) | 0020507222717 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | FIC CHA (Text) | 31420621115610 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
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Summary:
In a world in which Alaska, rather than Israel, has become the homeland for the Jews following World War II, Detective Meyer Landsman and his half-Tlingit partner Berko investigate the death of a heroin-addled chess prodigy.
