# Tree of Smoke - Paperback

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by **Denis Johnson** (Author)

**NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER**

One of the _New York Times_ 10 Best Books of the Year  
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"The God I want to believe in has a voice and a sense of humor like Denis Johnson's." --_Jonathan Franzen_**

Named A Best Book of the Year by _Time_, _The Washington Post_, _The Boston Globe_, _Chicago_ _Tribune_, _San Francisco_ _Chronicle_, _Salon_, _Slate_, The National Book Critics Circle, _**The Christian Science Monitor. . .  
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_Tree of Smoke_ is the story of William "Skip" Sands, CIA--engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong--and the disasters that befall him. It is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert and into a war where the line between disinformation and delusion has blurred away. In the words of Michiko Kakutani in _The New York Times_, _Tree of Smoke_ is "bound to become one of the classic works of literature produced by that tragic and uncannily familiar war."

### Author Biography

**Denis Johnson (1949-2017)** is the author of eight novels, one novella, one book of short stories, three collections of poetry, two collections of plays, and one book of reportage. His novel _Tree of Smoke_ won the 2007 National Book Award.

**Number of Pages:** 720

**Dimensions:** 2 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** September 02, 2008

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Tree of Smoke

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5

**Point Value:** 31

## Details

- **Price:** 31.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Espionage, Fiction, Literary, Price Written on Book, Thrillers, War & Military

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