{"product_id":"train-dreams-a-novella-paperback","title":"Train Dreams: A Novella | Paperback","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Quiet Epic of the American West\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brief, deeply affecting portrait of a life shaped by loss and change.\u003c\/strong\u003e Denis Johnson's \u003cem\u003eTrain Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e follows an ordinary laborer across an extraordinary period in the American West. The vast landscape, the demands of work, and the intimate sorrows of one man come together in a novella whose emotional reach extends well beyond its length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOne Life Against a Changing Landscape\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Grainier earns his living as a day laborer in the early twentieth-century West. As logging crews, bridge builders, and new industries reshape the land, his own life is altered by devastating family loss. Through his experiences, the story reveals both the physical transformation of a region and the private cost of living through relentless change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA Powerful Story in a Compact Form\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe appeal lies in the contrast between an enormous historical moment and one person trying to endure it. Johnson uses the natural world and the rhythms of hard labor to create a haunting sense of time and place. Readers drawn to \u003cstrong\u003eliterary novellas, Western landscapes, and spare, emotionally resonant fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e will find a remarkable amount to consider in these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Paperback Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis paperback presents the complete novella in a concise format suited to readers exploring Denis Johnson for the first time or returning to his work. The story also served as the basis for a screen adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Denis Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 × 7.44 × 4.62 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The MAG Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929769410659,"sku":"9781250007650","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/6151\/8691\/files\/5W3YEtO64i9781250007650.webp?v=1794597227","url":"https:\/\/myamericangoods.com\/products\/train-dreams-a-novella-paperback","provider":"My American Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}