Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond
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| Author | Denis Johnson |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | April 24, 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | 238 |
| ISBN | 0-06-018736-0 |
Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond is a 2001 collection of essays by Denis Johnson. The book chronicles the author's travels through Africa, Afghanistan, and America. Spanning two decades, his essays are generally sympathetic towards the obscure groups of people he encounters in his travels. The essays were previously published elsewhere, including in Esquire and The Paris Review. Seek is Johnson's first nonfiction collection.[1][2]
Contents
- "The Civil War in Hell"
- "Hippies"
- "Down Hard Six Times"
- "Bikers for Jesus"
- "Three Deserts"
- "The Militia in Me"
- "Run, Rudolph, Run"
- "The Lowest Bar in Montana"
- "An Anarchist's Guide to Somalia"
- "Jungle Bells, Jungle Bells"
- "The Small Boys' Unit"
References
- ^ Ted Conover, "Guided Tours of Hell," New York Times, June 17, 2001.
- ^ Xan Brooks, "Seek: Reports from the Edges of America and Beyond, by Denis Johnson," The Guardian, July 10, 2003.
External links
- "The Civil War in Hell". Esquire. December 1990.
- "Hippies". Paris Review. June 2000.
- "Change Your Life Forever: God's Warriors in the 3rd Millennium". Salon. March 22, 1996. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
- "The Militia in Me". Esquire. July 1995.
- "The Small Boys' Unit". Harpers. October 2000.