Chabonesque
Chabonesque adjective: resembling or characteristic of American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer Michael Chabon (born 1963).
Adjective
Chabonesque (comparative more Chabonesque, superlative most Chabonesque)
- Resembling or characteristic of American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer Michael Chabon (born 1963).
- Now, with Werewolves in Their Youth, his splendid new volume of short stories, it’s possible to speak of a Chabon oeuvre, to recognize a style and certain subject matters as Chabonesque.1999 April 4, James Hynes, “A human comedy for middle-class America”, in Sunday Monitor, Concord, N.H., page D4, column 1
- Mapping is a very Chabonesque activity; in Summerland, he creates not one world but four, linked by a vast tree.2002 December 22, Samantha Ellis, “Do we need another fantasy novel? It seems we do”, in The Observer, number 11,019, section “Books”, page 16
Examples of Chabonesque in a sentence
- A wonderful setup of an opening chapter—Conan Doylish and yet quite stylish and Chabonesque in its own right.2004 November 21, Alan Cheuse, “Michael Chabon’s deft tribute to novels of detection”, in Chicago Tribune, 158th year, number 326, section...
- With Pittsburgh soon to reappear on cinema screens worldwide, cab drivers better be ready to take visitors to such Chabonesque landmarks as the Cloud Factory.2006 June 11, “Asides”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 79, number 315, page H-2, column 2:
- “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union” is itself a translation of a Chandler detective mystery such as “The Big Sleep” (1939) or “Farewell, My Lovely” (1940)—translated into Chabonesque American.2007 May 13, Steven G. Kellman, “More tsoris for ‘the Frozen Chosen’ people”, in Chicago Tribune, 160th year, number 133, section 14, page...
- "Telegraph Avenue" might best be described as Chabonesque.2012 September 7, Jess Walter, “'Telegraph Avenue,' by Michael Chabon”, in SFGate, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2012; quoted in...
Forms of Chabonesque
| comparative | more Chabonesque |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Chabonesque |
Origin of Chabonesque
From Chabon + -esque.
Questions about Chabonesque
- What does Chabonesque mean?
- Chabonesque means resembling or characteristic of American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer Michael Chabon (born 1963).
- How do you use Chabonesque in a sentence?
- A wonderful setup of an opening chapter—Conan Doylish and yet quite stylish and Chabonesque in its own right.
- What part of speech is Chabonesque?
- Chabonesque is an adjective.
Words near Chabonesque in the dictionary
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