ZUM TOD DES US-AMERIKANISCHEN SCHRIFTSTELLERS DENIS JOHNSON
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26.05.2017 Der am 1. Juli 1949 in München geborene US-amerikanische Schriftsteller und Poet Denis Johnson (Bild) ist am 24. Mai 2017 gestorben.
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Award-winning author Denis Johnson dies at age 67
Celebrated author Denis Johnson died at age 67 Wednesday, his agent Nicole Aragi confirmed.
Johnson was best known for the slender story collection "Jesus' Son." Published in 1992, its bold and unpretentious stories of marginalized characters struck a chord with readers, writers and professors. It became a staple of creative writing programs.
Carolyn Kellogg
http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-denis-johnson-20170526-story.html
Johnson's honesty, humor and vulnerability were intensely admired by readers, critics and fellow writers, some of whom mourned him on Twitter. He won the National Book Award in 2007 for his Vietnam War novel "Tree of Smoke" and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for "Tree of Smoke," and, in 2012, for his novella "Train Dreams." His other works include the novel "Laughing Monsters" and "Angels," the poetry collection "The Veil" and the play "Hellhound On My Trail." The story collection "The Largess of the Sea Maiden," his first since "Jesus' Son," is scheduled to come out January from the Penguin Random House imprint Dial Press.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/05/26/us/ap-us-obit-denis-johnson.html?_r=0
The acclaimed author and poet Denis Johnson has died aged 67. Best known for his classic short-story collection Jesus' Son, Johnson won the National Book Award for his novel Tree of Smoke in 2007 and was twice shortlisted for the Pulitzer prize for fiction. His work has been compared to that of Raymond Carver and William Burroughs.
Danuta Kean
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/26/tree-of-smoke-author-denis-johnson-dies-aged-67
Der Rausch, die Sehnsucht, die Erlösung
Denis Johnson war einer der größten amerikanischen Schriftsteller der Gegenwart. In seinen Romanen erkannte sich der Mensch als unbekanntes Wesen.
Christoph Schröder
http://www.zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2017-05/denis-johnson-schriftsteller-nachruf
Sein letzter Roman "The Laughing Monsters" (auf Deutsch: "Die lachenden Ungeheuer") war ein sinistrer Abenteuer- und Spionageroman in der Tradition von Joseph Conrad und Graham Greene.
Schriftstellerkollege Jonathan Franzen schrieb über Denis Johnson, dass der Gott, an den er glauben möchte, eine Stimme und einen Humor wie Denis Johnson haben solle.
Der Chronist der Hölle
Als Schriftsteller und Reporter begab er sich in die Schattenzonen des Lebens.
Tobias Sedlmaier
https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/autor-denis-johnson-gestorben-der-mann-fuers-dunkle-ld.1297301
Die Welt in Rauchzeichen
Er schickte seine Helden als Glücksritter in eine undurchdringliche Welt hinaus: Mit erst 67 Jahren ist der grosse US-amerikanische Schriftsteller Denis Johnson gestorben.
Christoph Fellmann
http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/buecher/die-welt-in-rauchzeichen/story/18419918
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