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Denis Johnson was the author of nine novels, one novella, two books of short stories, five collections of poetry, two collections of plays and one book of reportage. Among other honours, his novel Tree of Smoke won the 2007 National Book...

Robert Grainier is a day labourer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century - an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainier struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his...

This novel envisions a community in what was once Key West, post nuclear holocaust. von Johnson, Denis

Einer der größten Stilisten Amerikas ist tot. Denis Johnson, berühmt geworden durch seinen Erzählungsband 'Jesus' Sohn' (1992) und den mit dem National Book Award ausgezeichneten Vietnamkriegsroman 'Ein gerader Rauch' (2007), hinterlässt...

From the award-winning poet and novelist—a must-have collection of his four previous books of poetry plus a selection of new, unpublished work. von Johnson, Denis

Denis Johnson is the author of several novels including, most recently, Tree of Smoke, which won the 2007 US National Book Award. He lives in northern Idaho. von Johnson, Denis

A new edition of the classic novel from Johnson, reissued to tie in with his latest book "Train Dreams". Johnson won the National Book Award for "Tree Of Smoke". 'A distinctive turn in the history of the form' "Atlantic Monthly" von...

"Jesus' Son: Stories" von Denis Johnson ist eine Sammlung miteinander verbundener Kurzgeschichten, die das Leben eines jungen Mannes namens "Fuckhead" in den 1970er Jahren porträtieren. Die Erzählungen sind aus der Ich-Perspektive...

A contemporary noir, Already Dead is the tangled story of Nelson Fairchild Jr., disenfranchised scion to a northern California land fortune. A relentless failure, Nelson has botched nearly every scheme he's attempted to pull off. Now his...

"Angels: A Novel" von Denis Johnson erzählt die Geschichte von Jamie Mays, einer jungen Frau, die mit ihren beiden Töchtern vor einer gescheiterten Ehe und einem trostlosen Leben flieht. Auf ihrer Reise trifft sie Bill Houston, einen...

Tree of Smoke - the name given to a 'psy op' that might or might not be hypothetical and might or might not be officially sanctioned - is Denis Johnson's most gripping, visionary and ambitious work to date. Set in south-east Asia and the...