THE LARGESSE OF THE SEA MAIDEN

Twenty-five years ago, Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son was published, a work of spare beauty and almost religious intensity (Entertainm ent Weekly), which remains a touchstone today, ardently beloved by readers and writers alike. Included in The New York Times's list of the 25 Best Books of the Last 25 Years (alongside Toni Morrison's Beloved and Philip Roth's American Pastoral), it is routinely described in the press as the single most important and influential book of short stories in a generation.Shortly before his death in May 2017, J...[Read more]