Seek
Reports from the Edge of America and Beyond
Denis Johnson
"One of the best non-fiction books of the year...It's terrifying, with moments of strangled hilarity." Books of the Year, New Statesman
In this astonishing collection of essays and journalism by one of America's greatest novelists, Denis Johnson reports on the far sides of human experience - from the war zones of Somalia and Afghanistan, to religious rallies in Texas and self-imposed isolation in the Alaskan wilderness.
"Is Denis Johnson braver, more reckless, or just more foolish than most of those who pretend to the title "journalist"? It doesn't matter, in the end - he is willing to place his lonesome ass in the way of seriously bad and scary stuff, and then bring back the tale told better than it's ever been told before." Esquire
"A witty, beautifully composed look at troublesome corners of the world in the last decade of the century of extremes." Scotsman
"He describes things with extraordinary precision and pulls off a wonderful trick - as he takes you deeper into the madness and terror, he makes you laugh ... I can't remember war reporting as good as this: you could say that it rocks." Evening Standard
"Electrifying and captivating ... filled with despair, humour and moral dilemma" Glasgow Herald
"As far as non-fiction went, nothing touched Seek ... [it] reads like Stupid White Men's evil twin." Books of the Year, City Life
"A brilliant book told in Johnson's spare, melancholy voice." Uncut
"There isn't an American voice I love listening to more than Denis Johnson's." Michael Herr, author of Dispatches
"Johnson's self-excoriating honesty is something very, very rare in journalism, or indeed good literature." Irish Times
"Johnson is no mere commentator; he writes with the insight of a novelist and the street-wisdom of the bad homeboy." The Times
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About Denis Johnson Denis Johnson is the author of THE NAME OF THE WORLD, ALREADY DEAD, JESUS' SON, RESUSCITATION OF A HANGED MAN, FISKADORO, THE STARS AT NOON and ANGELS. He received a Lanning Fellowship and a Whiting Writer's Award and was a 2001 Pen/Faulkner Award Finalist. He lives in northern Idaho.
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