Already Dead
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Already Dead

A California Gothic

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Already Dead

A California Gothic

About this book

A contemporary noir, Already Dead is the tangled story of Nelson Fairchild Jr., disenfranchised scion to a northern California land fortune. A relentless failure, Nelson has botched nearly every scheme he's attempted to pull off. Now his future lies in a potentially profitable marijuana patch hidden in the lush old-growth redwoods on the family land.

Nelson has some serious problems. His marriage has fallen apart, and he may lose his land, cash and crop in the divorce. What's more, in need of some quick cash, he had foolishly agreed to smuggle $90,000 worth of cocaine through customs for Harry Lally, a major player in a drug syndicate. Chickening out just before bringing the drugs through, he flushed the powder. Now Lally wants him dead, and two goons are hot on his trail. Desperate, terrified and alone, for Nelson, there may be only one way out.

This is Denis Johnson's biggest and most complex book to date, and it perfectly showcases his signature themes of fate, redemption and the unraveling of the fabric of today's society. Already Dead, with its masterful narrative of overlapping and entwined stories, will further fuel the acclaim that surrounds one of today's most fascinating writers.

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Information

Publisher
Harper
Year
2003
Print ISBN
9780060929091
eBook ISBN
9780061869204
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Contents
  6. Book One
  7. August 7, 1990
  8. August 8–10, 1990
  9. August 9–10, 1990
  10. August 28, 1990
  11. August 11-September 5, 1990
  12. October 30, 1991
  13. Book Two
  14. September 2–5, 1990
  15. September 4–12, 1990
  16. September 13, 1990
  17. October 30, 1991
  18. Book Three
  19. September 13, 1990
  20. September 14, 1990
  21. Sept. 21–23, 1990
  22. September 22–24, 1990
  23. September 14–25, 1990
  24. October 31, 1991
  25. Author’s Note
  26. Acknowledgments
  27. About the Author
  28. Praise
  29. Other Books by Denis Johnson
  30. Copyright
  31. About the Publisher

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