Among the Missing

Dan Chaon

Original title: Among the missing

first published 2001 Albin Michel, 2002 paperback 256 pages

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 mi...

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Among the Missing edition · 2009 · Random House Publishing Group · 9780307481443
Among the Missing paperback · 2002 · Ballantine Books · 288 pages · 9780345441614
Parmi les disparus paperback · 2002 · Albin Michel · 256 pages · 9782226134059
Among the missing edition · 2001 · Ballantine Books · 258 pages

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