Jesus' Son (Signed First Edition)

Denis Johnson

ISBN 10: 0374178925 / ISBN 13: 9780374178925

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York), 1992

About this Item

FSG, New York, 1992. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy. Jacket unclipped with publisher's price intact. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. Smoke-Free Shop. Defect-Free. Shipped in sturdy box. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page, his name only, without any other writing. Source for the movie, in which Johnson himself played a small part (the man with the knife is his head).

Seller Inventory # 1109-656

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jesus' Son (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York)
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374178925
• ISBN 13: 9780374178925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Recently adapted for the screen, this now-classic collection of ten stories from the author of Resuscitation of a Hanged Man and Angels is narrated by a young man, a recovering alcholic and heroin addict whose dependencies have led him to petty crime, cruelty, betrayal, and various kinds of loss.

About the Author

Denis Johnson (1949-2017) is the author of eight novels, one novella, one book of short stories, three collections of poetry, two collections of plays, and one book of reportage. His novel Tree of Smoke won the 2007 National Book Award.