Description
Denis Johnson's seminal collection, Jesus' Son, plunges readers into a raw and hallucinatory America, chronicling the lives of drifters, addicts, and outcasts with unflinching honesty. These interconnected stories explore themes of addiction, redemption, and the search for meaning amidst profound alienation, painting a portrait of a world both desolate and strangely luminous. Johnson's distinctive prose, marked by its lyrical intensity and dreamlike quality, captures the fleeting moments of grace and connection that flicker within the lives of those on the fringes.
Available Editions
paperback
HarperPerennial
Published Jan 1, 1993
160 pages
ISBN: 9780060975777
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Details
First Published
1992
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson.