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Denis Johnson was born on July 1, 1949, in Munich, West Germany. [1] Growing up, he also lived in the Philippines, Japan, and the suburbs of Washington, D.C. [5] [6] His father, Alfred Johnson, worked for the State Department as a liaison between the USIA and the CIA. [7] [8] His mother, the former Vera Louise Childress, was a homemaker. [1]
Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond is a 2001 collection of essays by Denis Johnson. The book chronicles the author's travels through Africa, Afghanistan, and America. Spanning two decades, his essays are generally sympathetic towards the obscure groups of people he encounters in his travels.
The Incognito Lounge and Other Poems is a collection of lyric poetry by Denis Johnson. Published in 1982 by Random House, the volume was Johnson's fourth book of poems. [1] [2] The volume was selected by Mark Strand for the National Poetry Series in 1982. [3] [4]
The late writer was a titan of fiction and poetry, but never triumphed in the theater. Now, a new production of his final play shows the visionary dramatist hiding in plain sight.
Tree of Smoke is an American novel about the Vietnam War by Denis Johnson. It primarily follows William "Skip" Sands, a newly minted CIA agent operating in Vietnam during the American insurgency. It also follows James Houston, an infantry private, his brother Bill, and a Canadian nurse named Kathy Jones.
Jesus' Son is a collection of short fiction by Denis Johnson published in 1992 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.A short story cycle comprising 11 pieces, Jesus' Son is Johnson's most critically acclaimed and popular literary effort, and the work with which Johnson is most identified.
Already Dead: A California Gothic is a 1997 novel by American author Denis Johnson. It was published by HarperCollins on August 1, 1997. Synopsis
"The Largesse of the Sea Maiden" opens Johnson's volume of short fiction of the same name, and as such, it sets the tone for the stories that follow. [24] Critic Gavin Corbett emphasizes the significance of Johnson's placement of "The Largesse of the Sea Maiden" in the volume: "This is the first story in the book and, thematically, the keynote."