Seattle Arts & Lectures presents the prolific Bay Area author. We’ve followed his career for quite some time–since 1988 to be exact–when his short story “The Halloween Party” appeared in The New Yorker. It’s a heart-wrenching tale crafted in effortlessly lyrical prose, like buttah. We fell in love. That same year, his debut novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh was published to critical acclaim and, unlike most works of literary fiction, commercial success. Later, his highly praised novel The Wonder Boys was adapted to film (with better results than the screen treatment of Pittsburgh). The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay— an epic tale of comic book creators in mid-20th-century New York–earned a Pulitzer for fiction. And he’s also Hes written Spider-Man screenplays and prize-winning works including The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, which we hope is filmed someday. (Tickets and info: 621.2230 and lectures.org.) T. BOND
Tue., March 9, 7:30 p.m., 2010
