Denis Johnson was born in Munich but was raised in Tokyo, Manila and Washington. He has written fiction, non-fiction and poetry. His previous works include Already Dead: A California Gothic, Jesus' Son and Fiskadoro. He has published several volumes of poetry, including The Throne of the Third Heaven of The Nations Millennium General Assembly: Poems Collected and New. He is the recipient of a Lannan Fellowship and a Whiting Writer's Award, the Robert Frost Award and an American Academy of Arts and Letters award.
The Name of the World is published by Harper Collins (US)
