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Biography
Denis Hale Johnson was an American writer best known for his short story collection Jesus' Son (1992) and his novel Tree of Smoke (2007), which won the National Book Award for Fiction. He also wrote plays, poetry, journalism, and non-fiction.
Awards & recognition
- Library of Congress Prize — American Fiction · 2017
- National Book Award — Fiction · 2007
- O. Henry Award · 2003
- Whiting Awards · 1986
- Sue Kaufman Prize — First Fiction · 1984
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- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Pulitzer Prize — Fiction · 2012 · nominated
- Pulitzer Prize — Fiction · 2008 · nominated
