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Denis Johnson (born 1949 in Munich, West Germany) is a German American writer who has written numerous novels, short stories and poems. He was raised in Tokyo, Manila, and Washington. His work was influenced by the novelist Leonard Gardner. He has received many awards for his work, including a Lannan Fellowship in Fiction and a Whiting Writer’s Award. His most famous work is the collection of short stories Jesus' Son. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Manila (Tagalog: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Olympia Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi  (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... Leonard Gardner was born in Stockton, California in 1934. ... The film Jesus Son (1999) was adapted from the collection of short stories of the same name by Denis Johnson. ...

Works

Novels

• Angels (1983)
• Fiskadoro (1985)
• The Stars at Noon
• Resuscitation of a Hanged Man (1991)
• Already Dead: A California Gothic (1998)
• The Name of the World A Novella, (2000)
• Train Dreams A Novella, (2004) (published in The Paris Review and included in O'Henry Prize Stories 2004. Not yet published on its own or in a Johnson collection.)

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Short stories

• Jesus' Son (collection of short stories) (1992) was adapted for the screen and produced by Evenstar Films, and released by Lions Gate Films. It was named one of the top ten films of the year by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Roger Ebert and others. The cast included Jack Black, Billy Crudup, Dennis Hopper, Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, Samantha Morton, Will Patton, and featured a cameo by Adewale Ayuba.

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Poems

• The Man Among the Seals
• Inner Weather
• The Incognito Lounge
• The Veil

Plays

Johnson's plays have been produced in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Seattle. He is the Resident Playwright of Campo Santo, the resident theater company at Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Campo Santo (Latin, campus sanctus, holy field) is an Italian and Spanish name for a burial-place or cemetery. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

• Hellhound on my Trail
• Shoppers Carried by Escalators into the Flames
• Soul of a Whore
• Psychos Never Dream
• Purvis
• The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millenium General Assembly: Poems Collected and New

Non-fiction

• Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond (2001)

External links

• Johnson page
• Interview with Denis Johnson
• 'Homeless and High', a short piece by Denis Johnson
• Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco