books by Denis Johnson     books:     Denis Johnson      The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly: Poems Collected and New Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 1996 Will the Poet Come Home? Doubtless, Denis Johnson is an extraordinary writer of fiction: his stories and novels are terrifying, delightful, hilarious, and bleak. But it remains, even in the prose, the quality of the language, the strange otherworldly perceptions he distills to image and ...             The Name of the World: A Novel Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 2001 He drops the ball For the first nine-tenths, maybe, this novel is almost perfect; I got the sense that no _word_ could be replaced. The measured complacency of the prose gives a perfect sense of character; a sense of a man, in fact, who doesn't have a great deal of character, and is ...             Jesus' Son: Stories by Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 1993 Children of loneness In Denis Johnson's stunning collection of short stories "Jesus' Son", there is an image that stays with you most of the time. This is the picture of loneness and desolation. In one of the best tales, called "Emergency", the main character whose name goes by FH and a ...             The Incognito Lounge: And Other Poems Denis Johnson Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 2007 Smoking poems I have never honestly even tried to read a lot of poetry but I can tell you that the few poems I do like are probably as good as anything I've ever read elsewhere. Even parts of some of these can take a bite out of me. Like for instance the italicised opening section ...             Tree of Smoke: A Novel Denis Johnson Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 Haunting, moving, and evocative Those who bought this book expecting a "Vietnam book" were perhaps disappointed. Those of us who expected a haunting and penetrating psychological portrayal of a time, a country (or two), and a fascinating set of characters were richly rewarded. Yes, this book is slow, ...             The Writer's Notebook: Craft Essays from Tin House Anna Keesey, Susan Bell, ... Tin House Books, 2009             Angels: A Novel Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 2002 A Life of Wonders... In "Angels" I think Denis Johnson is focusing on the mystery of being a particular self, and questioning how much of the stuff that goes together to make a self is actually that person's own doing. His vehicle for this exploration is the underbelly of the USA, and ...             Fiskadoro Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 1995 Post-Modern Popul Vuh ? You've gotta love an eschatology that encompasses Bob Marley, Jesus and Quetzalcoatl. Denis Johnson's coming of age story revolves around the boy Fiskadoro, and his clarinet teacher, Mr. Cheung. These inhabitants of Twicetown (set in the post-WWIII Florida ...             Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 2002 Seeker's Progress Denis Johnson is that rare and wonderful thing: a lyrical writer with a brain. This is a collection of non-fiction essays he has published over the last 20 years, and it should win him many new fans who aren't familiar with his acclaimed fiction and poetry. The ...             Resuscitation of a Hanged Man Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 2001 Outstanding book... This book was quite enjoyable. It is impossible not to get submerged into the story, Johnson hooks you and never lets go. Denis Johnson is a master of the English language. It seems like every word is necessary for the story. Johnson has a focus on providing the reader ...             Shoppers: Two Plays by Denis Johnson Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 2002 Second-Rate Sam Shepherd--With Promise You have to hand it to the author, he's found a rich vein of critically acclaimed theater to ape in his debut as a playwright. These two plays, with shared characters between them, pluck some of the most pleasing tropes of Sam Shepherd's more cogent writing (criminal ...             The Stars at Noon Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 1995 Vastly underrated This is easily some of Johnson's best work. Granted, it's short, and there may not be enough space to develop such an ambitious story in such a setting, but I think he selects all the right details. One sentence is enough to bring some strange corner of a horrifyingly ...             Train Dreams. Denis Johnson Mare Buchverlag GmbH + Co, 2004             Already Dead: A California Gothic Denis Johnson Harper Perennial, 1998 Worth the effort I read this book for the first time ages ago, during the year that my book THE YEAR OF YES takes place. My male roommate (and sometime crush) threw it at me and yelled "Oh My God! It's The Best Book I've Ever Read!" This made me both suspicious and intrigued. Zay ...             One Man by Himself: Portraits of Jon Serl (Profile Series) Sam Messer, Denis Johnson, ... Hard Press (MA), 1995 One Man By Himself,Portraits of Jon Serl I received this beautiul book yesterday as a gift.Today I am ordering another copy to give to a friend. Visually the book is a delight. Messer, the young artist, captures the aging artist's eccentric personality and his stage in life with bold brushstrokes. 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