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- Author: Denis Johnson
- Genre: Fiction
- Publication Date: September, 2007
- Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux
- Pages: 624
- ISBN 9780374279127
- Awards: Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Fiction
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Plot Synopsis
Tree of Smoke follows Skip Sands, a CIA agent, who was assigned to perform PsyOps against the Vietcong in 1965. The story also introduces Bill and James Houston, brothers from Arizona who find themselves in the middle of the conflict in Vietnam and must try to overcome the confusion of war. -
Critical Reception
- "it will grab you eventually, and gets inside your head like the war it is describing—mystifying, horrifying, mesmerizing. Johnson, a poet, ex-junkie and adventure journalist, has written a book that by the end wraps around you as tightly as a jungle snake." - David Ignatius, Washington Post
- "When the book ends, in a heartbreaking soliloquy from Kathy (fittingly, a Canadian) on the occasion of a war orphan benefit in a Minneapolis Radisson, you feel that America's Vietnam experience has been brought to a closure that's as good as we'll ever get" - Publishers Weekly
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Tree of Smoke Questions
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How did you overcome your smoking and stop? 3 AnswersI had read that the physiological addiction lasts for three days, and that after that it is all mental. I decided that if that was true, then I could surely la... read more -
What is applewood smoked bacon? 2 AnswersIt is a cooking process used with applewood chips. Recipe here: http://www.starchefs.com/features/trends/art_and_economics_of_charcuterie/john_toulze/html/reci... read more -
Papaya tree in Mayan civilization? 1 AnswerI do not see any evidence that this is true. The only sites mentioning the idea are suspicious sites selling papaya products. Unless someone else finds somethi... read more -
Whose insurance co is responsible if a tree falls on a fence during a storm? 7 AnswersThe owner of the tree has personal liability coverage on their homeowners policy. Fence owners - homeowners coverage may have property damage coverage. The own... read more
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Tree of Smoke Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to Denis Johnson
- Wikipedia: Denis Johnson
- BookBrowse: Denis Johnson Biography
- San Francisco Reader: A Conversation with Denis Johnson
- Radio Free Mike: Poet of the Fallen World: Denis Johnson
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i walk in from a hard day of work and u smoke my tree #shooturself
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-poofs up to the top of a tree and cleans out the smoke, shaking my head as i clean out the eco system in the air-
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I smoke too much tree's that I'm the cause of global warming
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*Structure Fire* 11900 block of Painted Tree Ln; fire and smoke showing; Area :schmapbb711q ;Ops Ch-I; 4:48pm; MBasnight !
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@ValentineRellz no bullshyt. . bruh we could make a come up off sellin that son lls cuz even ppl who dnt smoke like the smell of tree
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On Twitter powered by Twitter
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i walk in from a hard day of work and u smoke my tree #shooturself
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-poofs up to the top of a tree and cleans out the smoke, shaking my head as i clean out the eco system in the air-
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I smoke too much tree's that I'm the cause of global warming
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*Structure Fire* 11900 block of Painted Tree Ln; fire and smoke showing; Area :schmapbb711q ;Ops Ch-I; 4:48pm; MBasnight !
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@ValentineRellz no bullshyt. . bruh we could make a come up off sellin that son lls cuz even ppl who dnt smoke like the smell of tree
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On Twitter powered by Twitter
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i walk in from a hard day of work and u smoke my tree #shooturself
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-poofs up to the top of a tree and cleans out the smoke, shaking my head as i clean out the eco system in the air-
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I smoke too much tree's that I'm the cause of global warming
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*Structure Fire* 11900 block of Painted Tree Ln; fire and smoke showing; Area :schmapbb711q ;Ops Ch-I; 4:48pm; MBasnight !
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@ValentineRellz no bullshyt. . bruh we could make a come up off sellin that son lls cuz even ppl who dnt smoke like the smell of tree
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