Person
Denis Johnson
Writing · 1949–2017 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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
Train Dreams
Novel
Jesus' Son
Terrence Weber
Stars at Noon
Novel
Armchair Theatre
Writer
The Prom
Writer
Two Men
Writer
Hit Me
Writer
Filmography
- 2025Train DreamsNovel
- 2022Stars at NoonNovel
- 2005Two MenWriter
- 2000Jesus' SonTerrence Weber
- 1996Hit MeWriter
- 1992The PromWriter
- 1956Armchair TheatreWriter
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