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KNIFE THROWER, THE

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Amultitieredamusementparkwhoselowerlevelsprovidethrillstoopotentfortheaveragevisitor.Aknifethrowerwhospecializesintheadministrationofartfulwounds.Anautomatontheaterwhoseplayersmakehumanbeingsseempaleandclumsybycomparison.ThecreationsinthesedazzlingstoriescouldonlyspringfromtheimaginationofStevenMillhauser.Whetherconjuringthelandscapebeneathourcellarsoraballoonist'sviewofheaven,ortransformingadepartmentstoreintoanalternateuniverseofinfiniteplenitudeandmenace,TheKnifeThrowerandOtherStoriesprovesthatMillhauserisacontemporaryheirtoNabokov,Calvino,andBorges.

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