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Angels
By Johnson, Denis
Angels
Strand Staff Pick: The late Denis Johnson was a towering, National Book Award-winning force in American literature, but his magnum opus may be his 1983 debut novel, a short and stunning tale of two desperate losers clinging to each other as they spiral towards oblivion. With ink-dark wit, crime-fiction intensity, and staggeringly poetic prose, Johnson unpeels his characters bit by bit until they lay bare their souls. This beautiful and uncompromising look at life on the fringe channels Russian-novel pathos through a uniquely American tone, and the result is a searing, unforgettable knockout. - Kevin, Customer Service
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Authors:
Johnson, Denis
Copyright:
1983
Format:
Paperback
GTIN13:
9780060988821
ISBN10:
0060988827
Page Count:
224
Dimensions:
5.3x0.6x8.04
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Jacket Notes:
The most critically acclaimed, and first, of Denis Johnson's novels, Angels puts Jamie Mays -- a runaway wife toting along two kids -- and Bill Houston -- ex-Navy man, ex-husband, ex-con -- on a Greyhound Bus for a dark, wild ride cross country. Driven by restless souls, bad booze, and desperate needs, Jamie and Bill bounce from bus stations to cheap hotels as they ply the strange, fascinating, and dangerous fringe of American life. Their tickets may say Phoenix, but their inescapable destination is a last stop marked by stunning violence and mind-shattering surprise.
Denis Johnson, known for his portraits of America's dispossessed, sets off literary pyrotechnics on this highway odyssey, lighting the trek with wit and a personal metaphysics that defiantly takes on the world.
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"A terrifying book, a mixture of poetry and obscenity. . . [the characters] are people who can't be ignored. Mr. Johnson has written a dazzling and savage first novel."--Alice Hoffman, New York Times Book Review
The most critically acclaimed, and first, of Denis Johnson's novels, Angels puts Jamie Mays--a runaway wife toting along two kids--and Bill Houston--ex-Navy man, ex-husband, ex-con--on a Greyhound Bus for a dark, wild ride cross country. Driven by restless souls, bad booze, and desperate needs, Jamie and Bill bounce from bus stations to cheap hotels as they ply the strange, fascinating, and dangerous fringe of American life. Their tickets may say Phoenix, but their inescapable destination is a last stop marked by stunning violence and mind-shattering surprise.
Denis Johnson, known for his portraits of America's dispossessed, sets off literary pyrotechnics on this highway odyssey, lighting the trek with wit and a personal metaphysics that defiantly takes on the world.
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