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The Yiddish policemen's union: a novel by Michael Chabon [Michael Chabon] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Yiddish Policemen's Union is a 2007 novel by American author Michael Chabon. 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 for 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.

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Author
Michael Chabon [Michael Chabon]
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers, Assembled and distributed by Chesterfield County Public Library
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9780007257409
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
Rating
3.7 / 5 (47,507 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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