The Knife Thrower and Other Stories
The Knife Thrower and Other Stories by Steven Millhauser, first published in 1998 by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York City. It is a collection of short stories, some of which were published by various journals, such as The Paris Review, Harper's Magazine, and The New Yorker. It continues in a similar vein to Millhauser's previous efforts that mix the extraordinary into everyday life.
Stories, with previous publishers, if available.
- "The Knife Thrower"
- "A Visit"
- "The Sisterhood of Night"
- "The Way Out"
- "Flying Carpets"
- "The New Automaton Theater"
- "Clair de Lune"
- "The Dream of the Consortium"
- "Balloon Flight, 1870"
- "Paradise Park"
- "Kaspar Hauser Speaks"
- "Beneath the Cellars of Our Town"