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" (Harper's Magazine)
 * "A Visit" (The New Yorker)
 * "The Sisterhood of Night" (Harper's Magazine)
 * "The Way Out" (Story)
 * "Flying Carpets" (The Paris Review)
 * "The New Automaton Theater" (Canto)
 * "Clair de Lune"
 * "The Dream of the Consortium" (Harper's Magazine)
 * "Balloon Flight, 1870" (The Yale Review)
 * "Paradise Park" (Grand Street)
 * "Kaspar Hauser Speaks" (The Kenyon Review)
 * "Beneath the Cellars of Our Town"