{"product_id":"denis-johnson-tree-of-smoke-2008-paperback","title":"Denis Johnson: Tree of Smoke [2008] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTree of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e - the name given to a 'psy op' that might or might not be hypothetical and might or might not be officially sanctioned - is Denis Johnson's most gripping, visionary and ambitious work to date. Set in south-east Asia and the US, and spanning two decades, it ostensibly tells the story of Skip Sands, a CIA spy who may or may not be engaged in psychological operations against the Viet Cong -- but also takes the reader on a surreal yet vivid journey, dipping in and out of characters' lives to reveal fundamental truths at the heart of the human condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e for our times' Alan Warner, Books of the Year, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The God I want to believe in has a voice and a sense of humour like Denis Johnson's' Jonathan Franzen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An epic of drenched sensuality and absurdly chewable dialogue, as though Don DeLillo and Joseph Heller had collaborated on a Vietnam war novel' Steven Poole, Books of the Year, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johnson, Denis","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":49663815450963,"sku":"XE80330449212","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":53840036856147,"sku":"XG80330449212","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49085030203731,"sku":"XV80330449212","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/johnson-denis-denis-johnson-tree-of-smoke-2008-paperback-xv80330449212-57772949242195.jpg?v=1729673315","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/denis-johnson-tree-of-smoke-2008-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}