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Among the missing

Dan Chaon

2001256 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2001
first published
  • 2001Ballantine Books · 258 pages · ENGISBN 9780345441621
  • 2002Ballantine Books · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780345441614
  • 2009Random House Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780307481443
  • 2002Albin Michel · 256 pagesISBN 9782226134059

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.From the Trade Paperback edition.

How it reads

Plot intensityCharacter driven
Character focusSmall ensemble
CommitmentQuick escape

When and where

Reading situationCommuteWaiting
ThemesFamily
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