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Train Dreams
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A New York Times Notable Book of the YearAn Economist Book of the YearAn NPR Best Novel of the Year From the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson (i>Tree of Smoke) comes Train Dreams, one of Johnson's most evocative works of fiction. Contemplative, precise, and unforgettable,...
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
An Economist Book of the Year
An NPR Best Novel of the Year
From the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson (i>Tree of Smoke) comes Train Dreams, one of Johnson's most evocative works of fiction.
Contemplative, precise, and unforgettable, Train Dreams is Denis Johnson's epic in miniature, charting the upheavals of the twentieth century through the eyes of one ordinary man. Known for his stories of American abjection, Johnson uses the slim space of Train Dreams to commit to the sublime: the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, the integrity of a perfect kiss, the totalising force of grief. Immense in its impact and exact in its attention, Train Dreams traces the injuries and grace of time itself with a brutal sensitivity only Johnson can offer.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780374622374
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 July 2026
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 206.0mm
Weight: 136g
Pages: 128
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About the Author
Denis Johnson (1949-2017) was the author of nine novels, one novella, two books of short stories, five collections of poetry, two collections of plays, and one book of reportage. His novel Tree of Smoke won the 2007 National Book Award.
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