{"product_id":"seek-reports-from-the-edges-of-america-beyond-isbn-9780060930479","title":"Seek: Reports from the Edges of America \u0026 Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Johnson writes with a fervor that can only be described as religious. \u003cem\u003eSeek\u003c\/em\u003e is scary and beautiful and ecstatic and uncontrolled…he elevates the mundane to the sublime; he boils things down to their essence. He’s simply one of the few writers around whose sentences make you shudder.” —Adrienne Miller, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart political disquisition, part travel journal, part self-exploration, \u003cem\u003eSeek\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays and articles in which Denis Johnson essentially takes on the world. And not an obliging, easygoing world either; but rather one in which horror and beauty exist in such proximity that they might well be interchangeable. Where violence and poverty and moral transgression go unchecked, even unnoticed. A world of such wild, rocketing energy that, grasping it, anything at all is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether traveling through war-ravaged Liberia, mingling with the crowds at a Christian Biker rally, exploring his own authority issues through the lens of this nation's militia groups, or attempting to unearth his inner resources while mining for gold in the wilds of Alaska, Johnson writes with a mixture of humility and humorous candor that is everywhere present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the breathtaking and often haunting lyricism for which his work is renowned, Johnson considers in these pieces our need for transcendence. And, as readers of his previous work know, Johnson's path to consecration frequently requires a limning of the darkest abyss. If the path to knowledge lies in experience, \u003cem\u003eSeek\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating record of Johnson's profoundly moving pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePart political disquisition, part travel journal, part self-exploration, \u003cem\u003eSeek\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays and articles in which Denis Johnson essentially takes on the world.And not an obliging, easygoing world either; but rather one in which horror and beauty exist in such proximity that they might well be interchangeable.  Where violence and poverty and moral transgression go unchecked, even unnoticed. A world of such wild, rocketing energy that, grasping it, anything at all is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether traveling through war-ravaged Liberia, mingling with the crowds at a Christian Biker rally, exploring his own authority issues through the lens of this nation's militia groups, or attempting to unearth his inner resources while mining for gold in the wilds of Alaska, Johnson writes with a mixture of humility and humorous candor that is everywhere present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the breathtaking and often haunting lyricism for which his work is renowned, Johnson considers in these pieces our need for transcendence.  And, as readers of his previous work know, Johnson's path to consecration frequently requires a limning of the darkest abyss.  If the path to knowledge lies in experience, \u003cem\u003eSeek\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating record of Johnson's profoundly moving pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"There isn't an American voice I love listening to more than Denis Johnson's.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Herr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To put the matter simply, Denis Johnson is one of the best and most compelling novelists and story writers in the nation.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Johnson's dark and violent fiction has prepared us for some of what we find in \u003cem\u003eSeek\u003c\/em\u003e, but ultimately it's his confrontation with the truth. . . that gives the book its flashes of brilliance.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTed Conover, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Denis Johnson writes with a fervor that can only be described as religious. \u003cem\u003eSeek\u003c\/em\u003e is scary and beautiful and ecstatic and uncontrolled…he elevates the mundane to the sublime; he boils things down to their essence. He’s simply one of the few writers around whose sentences make you shudder.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdrienne Miller, Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Johnson zeroes in on the details that bring the reader into the story.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887364993253,"sku":"NP9780060930479","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060930479.jpg?v=1730225978","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/seek-reports-from-the-edges-of-america-beyond-isbn-9780060930479","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}