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Denis Johnson

Denis Johnson (1949-2017) is the author of several books, including the story collection “ The Largesse of the Sea Maiden ,” which will be published in January, 2018.

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2 picks · 1988–2002

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Fiction, from 1988: “In small ways it was turning out to be one of the best days of my life, whether it was somebody else’s dream or not.”