Denis Johnson



 

Denis Johnson

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born
January 01, 1949

gender
male

place of birth
Munich, Germany

genre
Literature & Fiction


about this author

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).




books by Denis Johnson

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avg rating: 3.96 | 6369 ratings | 19 distinct works
Jesus' Son: Stories Jesus' Son: Stories (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 4.27 — 2664 ratings — published 1992
13 editions
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Tree of Smoke: A Novel Tree of Smoke: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 3.74 — 979 ratings — published 2007
8 editions
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Already Dead: A California Got... Already Dead: A California Gothic (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 3.60 — 475 ratings — published 1998
7 editions
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Angels Angels (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 3.91 — 323 ratings — published 2003
13 editions
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The Name of the World The Name of the World (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 3.43 — 312 ratings — published 2001
8 editions
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Fiskadoro Fiskadoro (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 3.45 — 264 ratings — published 1986
10 editions
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The Throne of the Third Heaven... The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly: Poems Collected and New (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 4.02 — 166 ratings — published 1996
2 editions
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Resuscitation of a Hanged Man Resuscitation of a Hanged Man (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 3.53 — 187 ratings — published 2004
8 editions
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Seek: Reports from the Edges o... Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 3.89 — 154 ratings — published 2002
5 editions
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The Stars at Noon The Stars at Noon (Paperback)
by Denis Johnson
avg rating 3.54 — 134 ratings — published 1995
4 editions
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quotes by Denis Johnson

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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)
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"She had nothing in this world but her two hands and her crazy love for Jesus, who seemed, for his part, never to have heard of her."
Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke: A Novel)
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"And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you."
Denis Johnson (Jesus' Son: Stories)
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