The knife thrower and other stories:

Stories on the role of art in society. In the title piece, a knife thrower's vanity--he has to prove he is the best--and the audience's thirst for blood lead to tragedy, while in Paradise Park an amusement park outdoes its competition in exploiting man's base instincts.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Millhauser, Steven 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Crown Publ. 1998
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:Stories on the role of art in society. In the title piece, a knife thrower's vanity--he has to prove he is the best--and the audience's thirst for blood lead to tragedy, while in Paradise Park an amusement park outdoes its competition in exploiting man's base instincts.
Physical Description:256 S.
ISBN:0609600702

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