Denis Johnson
Writing
Biography
Denis Hale Johnson was an American writer best known for his short story collection Jesus' Son (1992) and his novel Tree of Smoke (2007), which won the National Book Award for Fiction. He also wrote plays, poetry, journalism, and non-fiction.
Known For
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
Train Dreams
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
Armchair Theatre
In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.
Stars at Noon
A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests' valuables.
Hit Me
Marty is not comfortable showing his body at college or private. He is suffering from a skin disease called nevus flammeus. In town he stumbles on The Dunes. A porn-shop-theme-park with one booth named "The Prom". This is where Lana works.
The Prom
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
Jesus' Son
- I met the first man when I was on my way to an event at Veteran's of Foreign Wars Hall. Was helped out from the party by two good friends. I had forgotten all about those guys.