The Largesse of the Sea Maiden: Stories

ISBN: 0812988655

Author: Johnson, Denis

Condition: New

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 ONE OF BARACK OBAMAS FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Dwight Garner, The New York Times; Maureen Corrigan, NPRs Fresh Air; Chicago Tribune; Newsday; New York; AV Club; Publishers WeeklyRanks with the best fiction published by any American writer during this short century.-New YorkA posthumous masterpiece.-Entertainment WeeklyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, The 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 Johnsons 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 MaidenAn instant classic.-NewsdayExceptional luminosity . . . hits a powerful vein.-The New York Times Book ReviewGrace and oblivion are inextricably yoked in these transcendent stories. . . . [Johnsons] gift is to extract the beauty in all that brokenness.-The Wall Street JournalNobody ever wrote like Denis Johnson. Nobody ever came close. . . . Were just left with this miraculous book, these perfect stories, the last words from one of the worlds greatest writers.-NPR