Train Dreams: A Novella (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781250007650)

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.

Author: Denis Johnson
ISBN-10: 1250007658
ISBN-13: 9781250007650
Publisher: Picador USA
Language: English
Published: 05/22/2012
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 7.44h x 4.62w x 0.37d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/24/2012 pg. 28