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Books by Denis Johnson mentioned on podcasts
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Jesus' son
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson is a slender, potent 1992 collection of interconnected short stories that explores the stark and harrowing experiences of its narrator and other fringe characters.
Recommended“Tommy orange said of the collection that it took me in the same way Dennis Johnson's Jesus's son did when I first read it and it's hard to think of higher praise than that for a short story writer”
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Train dreams
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is a slender, poignant novella following the solitary life of Robert Grainier, a laborer in the American West during the early twentieth century.
Discussed“Uh Clint is the director and the co-writer of Train Dreams, which is a film that he adapted from the 2011 Denis Johnson novella of the same name.”
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The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson is a posthumous short story collection by the acclaimed author.
Recommended“he had finished a final short Story collection before he died and this is coming out on January 16th it's titled the largeest of the sea Maiden”
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Tree of Smoke
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson is a massive, sprawling novel set during the Vietnam War that won the National Book Award for its unflinching portrayal of the conflict.
Discussed“Tree of Smoke, which is this large sprawling 700-page book set during the Vietnam War, and then all the way on the other end of the spectrum, you have Train Dreams, which is this short but extremely powerful book about this man's life, Robert Grainier.”
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Angels
Discussed“uh it followed the same character as the protagonist of his very first novel called Angels which came out in 1980”
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Resuscitation of a Hanged Man
Resuscitation of a Hanged Man is a novel by Denis Johnson that delves into intense psychological themes and complex human experiences characteristic of the author's distinctive literary style.
Recommended“well I'm reading a novel that came out in 1990 called resuscitation of a hanged man by Dennis Johnson it is his fourth novel and I think it was his last book before he became a big star”
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