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Now a major motion picture starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones―streaming on Netflix. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year An The Economist’s Book of the Year An NPR 10 Best Novels of the Year From the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke) comes Train Dreams, an epic in miniature, and one of Johnson’s most evocative works of fiction. Suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West―its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge builders―this extraordinary novella poignantly captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life. It tells the story of Robert Grainer, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century―an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime.
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American master Denis Johnson’s nationally bestselling collection of blistering and indelible short stories about America’s outcasts and wanderers. A New York Times Notable Book • One of NPR’s 10 Best Novels of the Year • Now a Netflix film Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction • One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year A post-9/11 literary spy thriller from the National Book Award-winning author of Tree of Smoke. A quick, dirty, classically noir heist story, set among killers, lowlifes and dangerous women in California. Two plays—hilarious and searing in equal measure—by one of our most essential and original authors.
“A work of spare beauty and almost religious intensity.” —Entertainment Weekly “A gem of a story, set in rough times, in a tough terrain, and tenderly told.” —USA Today “Denis Johnson is a true American artist, and Tree of Smoke is a tremendous book.” —The New York Times Book Review “A thriller of spies and black marketeers that’s hard to put down for all the right reasons.” —New York Magazine “Does exactly what noir should do—propel the reader downhill, with its cast of losers, louts and toughs as they cheat, shoot, and exploit one another into fast-talking oblivion.” —Boston Globe “[Johnson’s] enthusiasm for experimentation is present and overriding, and it reads vividly.” —Slate
ASIN : 1250007658 Publisher : Picador Paper Publication date : May 22, 2012 Language : English Print length : 116 pages ISBN-10 : 9781250007650 ISBN-13 : 978-1250007650 Item Weight : 2.31 pounds Dimensions : 4.5 x 0.3 x 7.1 inches Best Sellers Rank: #1,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Westerns (Books) #6 in Biographical & Autofiction #60 in Literary Fiction (Books) Customer Reviews: 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,445) var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
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Customers find this novella to be a worthwhile read that reads like an epic and stands as a masterpiece of short fiction writing. The story balances a difficult life with a deep plot, and one customer notes how it compellingly transports readers into another place and time. The novella receives praise for its well-developed characters, direct prose, and right length for its narrative. While customers describe it as an incredible emotional rollercoaster, opinions about its emotional content are mixed.
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