5/19/2023 0 Comments Jesus son novel![]() ![]() The book is known for its seemingly chaotic narrative style, which mirrors the mental state of its narrator and the disjointed perception of an addicted, drug-addled mind. They are all narrated by a troubled young man identified only as "Fuckhead" ("Emergency"). The stories are linked by shared locations (such as a dive bar in small-town Iowa) and repeated imagery. The book takes its title from the Velvet Underground song " Heroin", and concerns the exploits of several addicts living in rural America, as they engage in drug use, petty crime, and murder. In 1999, it was adapted into a film of the same name by Elizabeth Cuthrell, David Urrutia, and Oren Moverman, directed by Alison Maclean. A short story cycle comprising 11 pieces, Jesus' Son is Johnson's most critically acclaimed and popular literary effort, and the work with which Johnson is most identified. Jesus' Son is a collection of short fiction by Denis Johnson published in 1992 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ![]()
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