Jesus' Son (short story collection)

Jesus' Son
First edition cover
AuthorDenis Johnson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date
December 1, 1992
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages160
ISBN978-0-374-17892-5
OCLC25873728
813/.54
LC ClassPS3560.O3745 J47 1992

Jesus' Son is a collection of short fiction by Denis Johnson published in 1992 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. A short story cycle comprising 11 pieces, Jesus' Son is Johnson's most critically acclaimed and popular literary effort, and the work with which Johnson is most identified.[1][2][3][4] In 1999, it was adapted into a film of the same name by Elizabeth Cuthrell, David Urrutia, and Oren Moverman, directed by Alison Maclean.

  1. ^ Zambrano 2018: "Jesus' Son, the book with which Johnson is most often identified."
  2. ^ Giraldi 2018: "Jesus' Son — the most iconic story collection of the American 1990s…"
  3. ^ Smith 2000: "...Jesus' Son, Johnson's beloved short story collection…"
  4. ^ English 2019: "...his best known story collection [is] Jesus' Son (1992)."

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