Denis Johnson

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born

in Munich, Germany

January 01, 1949

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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Poet, playwright and author Denis Johnson was born in Munich, West Germany in 1949 and was raised in Tokyo, Manila and Washington. He holds a masters' degree from the University of Iowa and has received many awards for his work, including a Lannan Fellowship in Fiction (1993), a Whiting Writer's Award (1986), the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction from the Paris Review for Train Dreams, and most recently, the National Book Award for Fiction (2007).

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Denis Johnson's Books

Average rating: 3.87 · 31,895 ratings · 3,954 reviews · 20 distinct works · Similar authors

	Jesus' Son 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 11,539 ratings — published 1992 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tree of Smoke 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 4,863 ratings — published 2007 — 29 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, Bettina Abarbanell (Translator) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 4,589 ratings — published 1986 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nobody Move 3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 1,899 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angels 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,548 ratings — published 1983 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Already Dead 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 1,402 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Name of the World 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 1,120 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fiskadoro 3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 890 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Resuscitation Of A Hanged Man 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 1991 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seek: Reports from the Edges of America and Beyond 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 546 ratings — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“She wanted to eat my heart and be lost in the desert with what she'd done, she wanted to fall on her knees and give birth from it, she wanted to hurt me as only a child can be hurt by its mother.”
― Denis Johnson, Jesus' Son

tags: desert, heart, mother

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“English words are like prisms. Empty, nothing inside, and still they make rainbows.”
― Denis Johnson

tags: words

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“I knew every raindrop by its name.”
― Denis Johnson, Jesus' Son

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