Tree of Smoke - Couverture rigide

Johnson, Denis

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0330449206 ISBN 13 : 9780330449205

Editeur : Picador, 2007

Synopsis

'Once upon a time there was a war, and a young American who thought of himself as the Quiet American and the Ugly American, and who wished to be neither, who wanted instead to be the Wise American, or the Good American, but who eventually came to witness himself as the Real American and finally as simply the Fucking American. That's me.' This is the story of Skip Sands, a CIA spy engaged in psychological operations against the Viet Cong, and the disasters that befall him. It is also the story of two brothers heading towards self-destruction, and a story about double agents, missionaries, killers for hire and lost souls desperate for sex, death or God and thus an end to their loneliness.His first full-length novel in nine years, and one that describes a war where disinformation has become self-delusion, "Tree of Smoke" is Johnson's most gripping, visionary and ambitious work to date. "The God I want to believe in has a voice and a sense of humour like Denis Johnson's" - Jonathan Franzen. "Prose of amazing power and stylishness" - Philip Roth. "There isn't an American voice I love more than Denis Johnson's" - Michael Herr. "A true legislator of the tortured American soul in ceaseless prose of redeeming brilliance" - Alan Warner.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Denis Johnson was the author of several novels, including Already Dead, Resuscitation of a Hanged Man, Fiskadoro, The Stars at Noon, Angels and The Name of the World, plus a collection of short stories, Jesus’ Son, and four volumes of poetry. He died in Sea Ranch, CA in 2017 at the age of sixty-seven.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330449206
• ISBN 13: 9780330449205
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 624
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• Personne responsable: non disponible