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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

  • 1988 first published
  • 303 pages
  • ★ 3.6 (5 ratings)
  • 30 editions

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 1988 bisexual fiction play by Michael Chabon. It takes readers to Pittsburgh, Pa. and Pennsylvania in 1980's. It deals with coming of age, city life, college students and young men.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 17 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 30 editions across 4 languages.

At about 303 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Im magischen Sommer nach dem Collegeabschluß will Art Bechstein Pittsburgh auf den Kopf stellen. Und wird selbst auf den Kopf gestellt. Er versinkt völlig in den glitzernd bunten Geheimnissen der grauen Industriestadt. Der erste Roman eines jungen amerikanischen Autors--witzig, spritzig, melancholisch, mitreißend. Die verführerische Geschichte des heißen Sommers, als Art Bechstein erwachsen wurde.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Coming of age
  • Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • City life
  • College students
  • Young men
  • City and town life
  • Gay
  • Bisexual
  • College graduates
  • Coming-of-age stories
  • Vie urbaine
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Étudiants
  • Jeunes hommes
  • LGBTQ novels
  • Life change events

Quick answers

Who wrote The Mysteries of Pittsburgh?

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh was written by Michael Chabon and first published in 1988.

What genre is The Mysteries of Pittsburgh?

It is usually shelved as Bisexual Fiction.

How long is The Mysteries of Pittsburgh?

The median edition has 303 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Mysteries of Pittsburgh?

Readers who like it often enjoy Invisible Life, The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon and Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster.

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