Acclaimed Author Denis Johnson To Speak At Boise State

Writer Denis Johnson will read at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Boise State Student Union Building Lookout Room. The event is part of the Boise State MFA program’s reading series. It is free and open to the public.

Johnson, who also is an acclaimed and dynamic poet, playwright and essayist, has received many awards for his work. His books and collections include Jesus’ Son, Angels, Resuscitation of a Hanged Man and The Incognito Lounge. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, The New Yorker, and McSweeney’s.

Johnson’s novel Jesus’ Son was turned into a movie in 1999. Johnson also has reported from locations such as Somalia and Liberia for magazines such as Esquire. He lives in Northern Idaho.

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Contact: Elizabeth Lester, MFA program, elizabethlester@boisestate.edu

Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Relations, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu