Denis Johnson - Wikipedia
Denis Hale Johnson (July 1, 1949 – May 24, 2017) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He is perhaps best known for his debut short story collection, Jesus' Son (1992). His most successful novel, Tree of Smoke (2007), won the National Book Award for Fiction. [2] Johnson was twice shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for ...
Denis Johnson, Who Wrote of the Failed and the Desperate, Dies …
May 26, 2017 · Denis Johnson, a National Book Award winner whose novels and short stories about the fallen — junkies, down-and-out travelers, drifters and violent men in the United States and abroad ...
Remembering Denis Johnson - The New Yorker
May 26, 2017 · Lawrence Wright remembers the fiction and poetry writer and New Yorker contributor Denis Johnson, who died on Wednesday, at the age of sixty-seven.
Denis Johnson, Author Of 'Jesus' Son' And 'Tree Of Smoke,' Dies ... - NPR
May 26, 2017 · Denis Johnson, the author behind the seminal collection Jesus' Son, has died at the age of 67. A protean stylist who made a career of defying readers' expectations, he crafted fiction, poetry and...
Denis Johnson, author of 'Jesus' Son,' dead at 67 | AP News
May 26, 2017 · NEW YORK (AP) — Denis Johnson, the prize-winning fiction writer, poet and playwright best known for his surreal and transcendent story collection “Jesus’ Son,” has died at age 67. Johnson died Wednesday, according to his literary agent, Nicole Aragi.
For DJ: Remembering Denis Johnson | Los Angeles Review of Books
Sep 6, 2022 · Reading Denis Johnson teaches developing writers economy of language in the sentence, how it’s possible to evoke a world with little need for exposition, and that at any point in a story ...
Denis Johnson | The Poetry Foundation
Poet, writer, and playwright Denis Johnson was born in Munich, Germany, where his father worked for the State Department. He grew up in the Philippines, Japan, and Washington DC, and earned an MFA from the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop.
Denis Johnson, Author Who Wrote 'Jesus' Son,' Dies At 67
May 26, 2017 · Denis Johnson was best known for his 1992 short story collection Jesus' Son. He won the 2007 National Book Award for the novel, Tree of Smoke. Johnson died Thursday at age 67.
Denis Johnson (Author of Jesus’ Son) - Goodreads
May 24, 2017 · Poet, playwright and author Denis Johnson was born in Munich, West Germany, in 1949 and was raised in Tokyo, Manila and Washington. He earned a masters' ...
Denis Johnson - Library of Congress
Denis Johnson is the author of the critically acclaimed collection of short stories “Jesus’ Son” and the novel “Tree of Smoke,” which won the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.