Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
Stories
The book is a collection of linked short stories narrated by a young, unnamed protagonist who struggles with drug addiction. The stories are set in various locations across the United States and are filled with surreal and sometimes violent experiences. Despite the bleak circumstances, the narrator seeks moments of beauty and grace, often finding them in unexpected places. The narrative is characterized by its disjointed chronology, hallucinatory descriptions, and dark humor.
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- Published
- 1992
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- 97th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
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- 100 Books to Love (Sunday Times)
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- Dave Eggers's Book Choices from "The Writer's Library" (The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Book))
- Fifty French Writers Choose Their Favorite 10 Books - Honourable Mention (On en garde 10 ! Pour la litteĢrature)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- NY Times Editors Choice 1990-1999 (NY Times)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century -- Honorable Mention ( January Magazine)
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