A Model World and Other Stories
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A Model World and Other Stories is a 1991
collection of short stories
by Michael Chabon
. It was his first story collection and second book, following the 1988 novel
, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
.
1991 in literature
The year 1991 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Douglas Coupland publishes the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularizing the term Generation X as the name of the generation....
collection of short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon born May 24, 1963) is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation", according to The Virginia Quarterly Review....
. It was his first story collection and second book, following the 1988 novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 1988 novel by American author Michael Chabon. The story is a coming-of-age tale set during the early 1980s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
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Table of Contents
- Part I: A Model World
- "S ANGEL"
- "Ocean Avenue"
- "A Model World"
- "Blumenthal on the Air"
- "Smoke"
- "Millionaires"
- Part II: The Lost World
- "The Little Knife"
- "More Than Human"
- "Admirals"
- "The Halloween Party"
- "The Lost World"