Jesus' Son

Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson is a raw and hallucinatory collection of interconnected short stories that explore the life of a young, unnamed narrator, often referred to as "Fuckhead." Set in the 1970s, the stories follow the narrator through a series of bizarre, tragic, and often darkly humorous encounters as he navigates addiction, violence, and a quest for meaning. Johnson's writing is poetic and gritty, capturing the surreal nature of life on the fringes of society. Themes of alienation, redemption, and the struggle for human connection are central to the collection, making it a modern classic in American literature.