Set in the remote forests of the Pacific Northwest in the early 1900s, “Train Dreams” follows Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton) ...

Denis Johnson’s gem of a story: 'Train Dreams' At dusk, alone in the woods of the Idaho Panhandle, not far from Canada, Robert Grainier would hear the howls of wolves and join them, howling ...

Train Dreams. A Novella. Denis Johnson. Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 116 pp., $18. It’s a curious thing about Denis Johnson: For a writer I admire as much as (if not more than) any of his ...

Denis Johnson’s “Train Dreams” is a little jewel. Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for the sprawling “Tree of Smoke,” Johnson here examines the life of one man from 1886 to 1968.

Train Dreams Denis Johnson, read by Will Patton. Macmillan Audio, unabridged, two CDs, 2.5 hrs., $17.99 ISBN 978-1-4272-1377-8 ...

In structure, Train Dreams resembles Jesus’ Son, Johnson’s 1992 short-story collection featuring scenes from the life of a heroin addict that is a fixture in America’s many creative-writing ...

Visually, the film is a knockout. Shot by cinematographer Adolpho Veloso and scored by Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Bryce ...