Denis Johnson
1) The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly: Poems Collected and New
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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award-winning poet and novelist-a must-have collection of his four previous books of poetry plus a selection of new, unpublished work.
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Viajes a los confines del mundo, publicado originalmente en 2001 bajo el título de "Seek", reúne buena parte de los ensayos y reportajes que Johnson publicó en vida, y algunos están entre lo mejor de su obra. Destaca su cobertura de la guerra civil de Liberia, que despliega en "Guerra civil en el infierno" y "El Batallón de los Niños", que abren y cierran este volumen: un desgarrador retrato de un país que se desintegra en un páramo de muerte...
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Part political disquisition, part travel journal, part self-exploration, Seek is a collection of essays and articles in which Denis Johnson essentially takes on the world.
And not an obliging, easygoing world either; but rather one in which horror and beauty exist in such proximity that they might well be interchangeable. Where violence and poverty and moral transgression go unchecked, even unnoticed. A world of such wild, rocketing energy that, grasping...
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Two plays-hilarious and searing in equal measure-by one of our most essential and original authors
In his poetry, short stories, novels, and plays, the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson has explored the story of America-especially of the West, land of self-made men and self-perpetuating myths-with searing honesty and genuine sympathy. These two plays, written in verse at once hypnotic and clear, confirm his position as one of our great...
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The character could be speaking for his creator, because human imperfection is one of Denis Johnson's specialties -- in his critically acclaimed novels, short stories, and nonfiction, and, now, in two brilliant new plays.
These two works present a dramatized field guide to some of the more dysfunctional and dysphoric inhabitants of the American West: a sexual-misconduct investigator who misconducts herself sexually; a renegade Jehovah's Witness who...
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Authors Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club), Victor LaValle (The Devil in Silver), Michael Cunningham (The Hours), and Jenny Offill (Dept. of Speculation) celebrate the 25th anniversary of Denis Johnson's contemporary classic short story collection. Jesus' Son chronicles the grief and transcendence of dreamers, addicts, and lost souls; and inspired the film starring Billy Crudup, Holly Hunter, Denis Leary and Jack Black.