Denis Johnson Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Zagubieni ludzie, którzy mijają się w pół drogi. Potrzeba bliskości, ostrość, z jaką widzi się świat, gdy jest się na dnie albo na narkotykowym haju. Czego szuka młody mężczyzna w heroinie, alkoholu, przygodnych znajomościach? Oszałamiająca wizja amerykańskich przedmieść: zdezelowanych samochodów, podupadających knajp, ludzi żyjących bez ograniczeń. Jedenaście opowiadań układa się w swoistą mikropowieść. Proza Johnsona jest oszczędna, a zarazem liryczna i pełna obrazów o niezwykłej intensywności.

In 1984 Nicaragua, an American woman navigates a treacherous landscape filled with passion, fear, and betrayal. Her true identity remains ambiguous—she may be a reporter or a contact for an anti-war group. As she embarks on a tumultuous affair with a rough English businessman, they find themselves ensnared in dangerous conspiracies and corruption. Their relationship intensifies as they attempt a desperate escape, leading to a critical turning point in their connection amidst the chaos surrounding them.

The author's writing is characterized by a fervent intensity that transforms ordinary experiences into profound revelations. The narrative blends elements of fear, beauty, and ecstasy, showcasing a unique ability to distill complex emotions into their purest form. This powerful prose evokes strong reactions, making readers feel deeply engaged and even unsettled. The book promises a compelling exploration of life that resonates on both an emotional and intellectual level.

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson, author of the groundbreaking, highly acclaimed Jesus? Son. Written in the same luminous prose, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating mortality, the ghosts of the past, and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves. Finished shortly before Johnson?s death, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come.

âe~In this land of chaos and despair, all I can do is wish for magic armour and the power to disappear.âe(tm) Freetown, Sierra Leone. A city of heat and dirt, of guns and militia. Alone in its crowded streets, Captain Roland Nair has been given a single assignment. He must find Michael Adriko âe" maverick, warrior, and the man who has saved Nair's life three times and risked it many more. The two men have schemed, fought and profited together in the most hostile regions of the world. But on this new level âe" espionage, state secrets, treason âe" their loyalties will be tested to the limit. This is a brutal journey through a land abandoned by the future âe" a journey that will lead them to meet themselves not in a new light, but in a new darkness.

Questa è una storia di guerra, la guerra combattuta dagli americani in Vietnam. È la storia di William "Skip" Sands - agente della cia, programma Psychological Operations contro i vietcong - e delle vicende disastrose che gli toccano in sorte. È anche la storia dei fratelli Houston, Bill e James, giovani poveri e disadattati che scivolano, senza quasi averne coscienza, dal deserto dell'Arizona fin dentro un conflitto elusivo, dai confini indistinti. È poi la storia del colonnello Francis Xavier Sands, zio di Skip, cattolico praticante, studente a Notre Dame, campione di football, eroe della Seconda guerra mondiale, scheggia impazzita negli alti ranghi della cia. Ed è infine la storia di Kathy Jones, moglie di un missionario protestante assassinato nelle Filippine, amante di Skip Sands, irriducibile angelo laico in un'organizzazione che si occupa di orfani vietnamiti in circostanze impossibili. Nessuna di queste storie, come si può facilmente immaginare, prevede un lieto fine tradizionale. Ma nessuna è segnata dalla disperazione assoluta.

'Johnson's jokes are wonderfully deadpan and copious' --Times Literary Supplement 'This is a staccato romp, as violent as Tarantino and a great deal funnier than Cormac McCarthy's psychotic ballet, No Country for Old Men' --Irish Times 'Beyond its ferocious action, noisy gun-play and relentless wisecracking there [is] also a poetic understanding of a bleak, inhospitable world.' --Uncut's top 10 best fiction of the year --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

«Ein Erzähler der Offenbarung.» SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG Mike Reed, Assistenzprofessor an einer Universität, lernt auf einer Party eine beschwipste Schönheit kennen: Kunststudentin, rothaarig, in einem blauen Samtkleid. Er nimmt sie kaum wahr. Vier Jahre zuvor hat er Frau und Tochter bei einem Unfall verloren, und noch immer fühlt er sich im Tunnel seiner Trauer gefangen. Einige Zeit später kreuzt die Rothaarige als Stripteasetänzerin, Performancekünstlerin und Kirchensängerin erneut seinen Weg . Schritt für Schritt erkundet er Möglichkeiten der Flucht und des Neuanfangs. «Prosa von erstaunlicher Kraft und Schönheit.» PHILIP ROTH

The lives of Skip Sands, a spy-in-training engaged in psychological operations against the Vietcong, and brothers Bill and James Houston, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert into a war, intertwine in a novel of America during the Vietnam War

Kontinent der Dunkelheit Drei Reportagen über afrikanischen Kriegsschauplätze, die der Autor im Auftrag der Zeitschrift „New Yorker“ bereist hat – In diesen erschütternden Berichten aus Ländern, in denen nur der Tod, der Müll und das Recht des Stärkeren herrschen, erkundet Denis Johnson einen verlorenen Kontinent und die Abgründe der menschlichen Seele. Von schockierender Klarheit ist er dabei auch und vor allem im Hinblick auf die eigene Rolle. Diese Erzählungen vom Verlust der äußeren und inneren Zivilisation sind ein Höhepunkt im Schaffen des Autors. „Warum, wird man in hundert Jahren sagen, haben nicht früher alle Schriftsteller so hart recherchiert und so unaffektiert, unliterarisch-literarisch geschrieben wie dieser Wirklichkeitsfanatiker Johnson?“ (Maxim Biller, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung)