AltWeeklies Wire
Back in Vietnamnew
Even if you think you're done with Vietnam novels, Tree of Smoke could change your mind -- it belongs on the shelf next to Tim O'Brien, Larry Heinemann and Stephen Wright.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
12-11-2007 |
Fiction
Phantasmagoric Landscapes Haunt Denis Johnson's New Novelnew
Tree of Smoke, the author's seventh novel and his first since The Name of the World seven years ago, offers all manner of characters with turbulent and twisted psyches in a Vietnam that resembles a sort of historical fugue state.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
09-28-2007 |
Fiction