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Flagrant, Self-Destructive Gestures: A Biography of Denis Johnson

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by Ted Geltner
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ted GeltnerPublish date:11/11/2025Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Iowa PressISBN-13:9781685970376ISBN-10:1685970370UPC:9781685970376Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, Editors, Journalists, PublishersSize:8.98 x 5.98 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.3603Product ID:SCBT29TW15

Flagrant, Self-Destructive Gestures: A Biography of Denis Johnson

The year was 1988, and Denis Johnson was at a low point. He caught malaria on a reporting trip into the jungles of the Philippines and was nearly pronounced dead. The disease left him unable to write. His second wife left him. He didn't have enough money to pay his taxes. His publisher was waiting for a book that he hadn't started. But in the life of Denis Johnson, when things were at thei...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Iowa PressISBN-13:9781685970376ISBN-10:1685970370UPC:9781685970376Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, Editors, Journalists, PublishersSize:8.98 x 5.98 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.3603Product ID:SCBT29TW15

Ted Geltner is professor of journalism at Valdosta State University. He is author of Blood, Bone, and Marrow: A Biography of Harry Crews. His journalism has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.


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