In Michael Chabon's novel Wonder Boys, Grady Tripp struggles to finish his fourth work of fiction, a book he plans to call Wonder Boys. In addition to professional troubles, Grady is also experiencing a great deal of strife in his personal life, having gotten his mistress pregnant before his wife even knows he has been straying from their marriage. Over the course of the novel, Chabon includes themes such as friendship, trust, and the link between suffering and art.
