The largesse of the sea maiden [eBook - NC Digital Library] : Stories

Twenty-five years after Jesus’ Son, a haunting new collection of short stories on mortality and transcendence, from National Book Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Dwight Garner, The New York Times • Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air • Chicago Tribune • Newsday • New York • AV Club • Publishers Weekly “Ranks with the best fiction published by any American writer during this short century.”— New York “A posthumous masterpiece.”— Entertainment Weekly NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Washington Post • NPR • The Boston Globe • New York Public Library • Kirkus Reviews • Bloomberg The Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson. Written in the luminous prose that made him one of the most beloved and important writers of his generation, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating the ghosts of the past and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves. Finished shortly before Johnson’s death, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come. Praise for The Largesse of the Sea Maiden “An instant classic.” — Newsday “Exceptional luminosity . . . hits a powerful vein.” — The New York Times Book Review “Grace and oblivion are inextricably yoked in these transcendent stories. . . . [Johnson’s] gift is to extract the beauty in all that brokenness.” — The Wall Street Journal “Nobody ever wrote like Denis Johnson. Nobody ever came close. . . . We’re just left with this miraculous book, these perfect stories, the last words from one of the world’s greatest writers.” —NPR Twenty-five years after Jesus' Son, a haunting new collection of short stories on mortality and transcendence, from National Book Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis JohnsonThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson. Written in the luminous prose that made him one of the most beloved and important writers of his generation, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating the ghosts of the past and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves. Finished shortly before Johnson's death, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come. Praise for The Largesse of the Sea Maiden"Denis Johnson's posthumous collection winks from beyond the grave. ... Johnson told aspiring authors to write as if ink were blood, because it is precious. So are farewells like this. ... It is a vital addition to Johnson's oeuvre."--Time "Johnson offers visions and sadness and laughter. But it's the sentences--those adamantine, poetic sentences--that made him one of America's great and lasting writers. It's the sentences that live on."--The Boston Globe"The secret of all this is the shifting wattage, the slipshod magnificence and crazy wonder of the Johnsonian sentence. Clause by clause, word by word, anything becomes plausible. ... Whatever Johnson had gone through, however he expressed it on the page, it would all have been wasted had it not ended up being funny, because then a major percentage of wisdom would have been missing. ... He led a certain life and found ways of giving expression to that life."--Geoff Dyer, The Guardian "We lost one of the great writers of his generation last year, but before his death, Denis Johnson finished off one final, brilliant short story collection. ... Beautifully indicates Johnson's singular voice, the way he contemplated the past and edges toward the cosmic."--Entertainment Weekly"These four stories rank with Johnson's best work, but the title story, a catalogue of singular moments related by a man who tells us he's passing through life as if it were a masquerade, ranks with the best fiction published by any American writer during this short century."--New York Magazine Twenty-five years after Jesus' Son, a haunting new collection of short stories on mortality and transcendence, from National Book Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis JohnsonNATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Dwight Garner, The New York Times Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air Chicago Tribune Newsday New York Vulture AV Club Publishers Weekly"Ranks with the best fiction published by any American writer during this short century."—New York"A posthumous masterpiece."—Entertainment WeeklyNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review The Washington Post NPRThe Boston Globe New York Public Library Kirkus Reviews BloombergThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson. Written in the luminous prose that made him one of the most beloved and important writers of his generation, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating the ghosts of the past and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves. Finished shortly before Johnson's death, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come.Praise for The Largesse of the Sea Maiden "An instant classic."—Newsday "Exceptional luminosity . . . hits a powerful vein."—The New York Times Book Review "Grace and oblivion are inextricably yoked in these transcendent stories. . . . [Johnson's] gift is to extract the beauty in all that brokenness."—The Wall Street Journal "Nobody ever wrote like Denis Johnson. Nobody ever came close. . . . We're just left with this miraculous book, these perfect stories, the last words from one of the world's greatest writers."—NPR The Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson. Written in the luminous prose that made him one of the most beloved and important writers of his generation, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating the ghosts of the past and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves. A collection of stories contemplates subjects ranging from old age and mortality to the unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe manifest, depicting haunted characters trying to atone for the past, remember departed loved ones, or come to terms with lifelong obsessions. Finished shortly before Johnson's death, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come The Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson. Written in the luminous prose that made him one of the most beloved and important writers of his generation, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating the ghosts of the past and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves. Finished shortly before Johnsons death, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come. The largesse of the sea maiden The starlight on Idaho Strangler Bob Triumph over the grave Doppelganger, poltergeist National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 201900The Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson, author of the groundbreaking, highly acclaimed Jesus' Son. Written in the same luminous prose, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating mortality, the ghosts of the past, and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves.00Finished shortly before Johnson's death, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come A Collection Of Stories Contemplates Subjects Ranging From Old Age And Mortality To The Unexpected Ways The Mysteries Of The Universe Manifest, Depicting Haunted Characters Trying To Atone For The Past, Remember Departed Loved Ones, Or Come To Terms With Lifelong Obsessions. The Largesse Of The Sea Maiden -- The Starlight On Idaho -- Strangler Bob -- Triumph Over The Grave -- Doppelganger, Poltergeist. Stories By Denis Johnson.