Among the Missing

Stories

Dan Chaon

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Ballantine
15 January 2002

Anthologies (non-poetry); Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories

In this haunting, bracing new collection, Dan Chaon shares stories of men, women, and children who live far outside the American Dream, while wondering which decision, which path, or which accident brought them to this place. Chaon mines the psychological landscape of his characters to dazzling effect. Each story radiates with sharp humor, mystery, wonder, and startling compassion. Among the Missing lingers in the mind through its subtle grace and power of language.

By: Dan Chaon
Imprint: Ballantine
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9780345441614
ISBN 10: 0345441613
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 15 January 2002
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Among the Missing: Stories

One of the best short story writers around . . . Dan Chaon's stories are funny, heartbreaking, beautifully written, and intelligently conceived. -LORRIE MOORE Author of Birds of America AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF STORIES, A GENUINELY LITERARY ACCOMPLISHMENT. -HA JIN National Book Award--winning author With a story like ['Big Me'] from the marvelous writer Dan Chaon, I am confronted not only with an unfathomable mystery such as that of the endurance of a single human identity over time, but also with new proof of the enduring value of telling tales in the ongoing struggle to understand those mysteries. -MICHAEL CHABON Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay One of the best short story writers around . . . Dan Chaon s stories are funny, heartbreaking, beautifully written, and intelligently conceived. LORRIE MOORE Author of Birds of America AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF STORIES, A GENUINELY LITERARY ACCOMPLISHMENT. HA JIN National Book Award winning author With a story like [ Big Me ] from the marvelous writer Dan Chaon, I am confronted not only with an unfathomable mystery such as that of the endurance of a single human identity over time, but also with new proof of the enduring value of telling tales in the ongoing struggle to understand those mysteries. MICHAEL CHABON Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay One of the best short story writers around . . . Dan Chaon' s stories are funny, heartbreaking, beautifully written, and intelligently conceived. - LORRIE MOORE Author of Birds of America AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF STORIES, A GENUINELY LITERARY ACCOMPLISHMENT. - HA JIN National Book Award-- winning author With a story like [' Big Me' ] from the marvelous writer Dan Chaon, I am confronted not only with an unfathomable mystery such as that of the endurance of a single human identity over time, but also with new proof of the enduring value of telling tales in the ongoing struggle to understand those mysteries. - MICHAEL CHABON Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay