{"product_id":"filho-de-jesus-1","title":"Son of Jesus","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"512\"\u003ePublished in 1992, \u003cem data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"94\"\u003eFilho de Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"108\"\u003eJesus' Son\u003c\/em\u003e) is a collection of short stories by American writer Denis Johnson. The work is composed of eleven interconnected stories, narrated by an unnamed protagonist, a young addict who wanders through a marginalized world populated by equally lost and maladjusted characters. The title of the book refers to a Lou Reed song, underlining the tone of the narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003eStories such as \u003cem data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1057\"\u003eCarro de Emergência\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003eTrabalho Dois\u003c\/em\u003e stand out for the way they capture the strangeness of human existence and the way addiction distorts the perception of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003eBrutality, despair, tenderness and spirituality, for a disturbing and moving reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1919\"\u003eThe influence of writers such as Raymond Carver and Jack Kerouac is notable in Johnson's writing, but the author develops a voice of his own, characterized by the fusion of dirty realism and transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1919\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1743\"\u003eFilho de Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on human fragility, narrated with an intensity that resonates far beyond its pages. The work became a modern classic of American literature, influencing numerous writers and being adapted for the screen in 1999. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ahab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870424305930,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2729\/6266\/files\/550x_74906968-46bc-47c6-95ea-47b6264c4c41.webp?v=1741681165","url":"https:\/\/www.malditalivraria.com\/en\/products\/filho-de-jesus-1","provider":"Maldita Livraria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}