Train Dreams
By Denis Johnson
- Release Date: 2011-08-30
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
Now a major motion picture starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones–coming to Netflix on November 21!
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011
One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year
One of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011
From the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke) comes Train Dreams, an epic in miniature, and one of Johnson's most evocative works of fiction.
Suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West—its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge builders—this extraordinary novella poignantly captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life.
It tells the story of Robert Grainer, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century—an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime.
Reviews
Gorgeous!
5By ReallyRozzyNot a word out of place. Gorgeous!A rare beauty
5By pkgoodeA beautiful, subdued novella set in a forgotten time and place: the lumber camps of Depression-era Idaho and eastern Washington. The protagonist — one Grenier — discovers and clings to his humanity through the momentousness of love and grief. As ever, Johnson grasps the inherent worth in the downtrodden and outcast scorned by society. His inimitable description of Grenier’s first (and likely only) flight is worth the price or admission alone.Longer
5By ((TBAG))mikeyIt is only 9 chapters and it needs to be 12 chapters.Good, not Great
3By Emmet AloysiusI expected more after reading all the glowing reviews but found a good story, well written, and not verbose, but not extraordinary in any way. I will read more Johnson however as he has a way with words...EAF
