![]() “I don’t mean that we all end up dead, that’s not the great pity. I knew that, but he didn’t, and therefore I looked down into great pity upon a person’s life on this earth,” Johnson writes. In the story “Car Crash While Hitchhiking,” the narrator looks upon an accident victim, a bloodied man taking his final breaths. But, as related by a recovering addict with an unprintable name, the stories had an underlying sense of connection, possibility and unknown worlds. ![]() Much of “Jesus’ Son” tells of crime, violence, substance abuse and the worst of luck. The title was taken from the Velvet Underground song “Heroin,” the stories were sometimes likened to William Burroughs’ “Naked Lunch” and the experiences were drawn in part from Johnson’s own struggles with addiction. ![]() ![]() Many remember him for “Jesus’ Son,” which in hazed but undeniable detail chronicled the lives of various drug addicts adrift in America. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. ![]()
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