{"product_id":"the-knife-thrower-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Knife Thrower: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Millhauser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMartin Dressler\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ea\u003c\/b\u003e collection of stories in the tradition of Nabokov, Calvino, and Borges that explores the magnificent obsessions of the unfettered imagination, as well as the darker, subterranean currents that fuel them. - \"Tantalizing new stories.... Millhauser's ingenuity is delicious.\" --A. S. Byatt, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the panache of an old-fashioned magician, Steven Millhauser conducts his readers from the dark corners beneath the sunlit world to a balloonist's tour of the heavens. He transforms department stores and amusement parks into alternate universes of infinite plentitude and menace. He unveils the secrets of a maker of automatons and a coven of teenage girls. And on every page of \u003ci\u003eThe Knife Thrower and Other Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMillhauser confirms his stature as a narrative enchanter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Millhauser received the Pulitzer Prize for \u003cb\u003eMartin Dressler\u003c\/b\u003e. He is the author of \u003cb\u003eEdwin Mullhouse\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Barnum Museum\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eIn the Penny Arcade\u003c\/b\u003e, among other books. He lives with his wife and two children in Saratoga Springs, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.04 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756919423264,"sku":"9780679781639","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/df9a7488442c2cd9bd4c45bb708a96d4.webp?v=1780089206","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-knife-thrower-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}