When We Went to See the End of the World by Dawnie Morningside, Age 11¼

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"When We Went to See the End of the World by Dawnie Morningside, Age 11¼" is a short story by Neil Gaiman, presented as a child's account of a family outing to witness the apocalypse, collected in his anthology *Smoke and Mirrors*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short story
author Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED
authorNationality British
centralEvent family trip to see the end of the world
collectionAuthor Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
fictionalApocalypseDepiction yes
frame child’s account of a family outing
genre fantasy fiction
speculative fiction
includedIn Smoke and Mirrors NERFINISHED
language English
literaryStyle conversational childlike voice
medium print
narrativePointOfView first-person narration
narrator Dawnie Morningside NERFINISHED
narratorAge 11¼
originalAnthologyPublication Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
theme apocalypse
childhood perspective on catastrophe
family dynamics
tone darkly humorous
whimsical

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Smoke and Mirrors containsWork When We Went to See the End of the World by Dawnie Morningside, Age 11¼