TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson >> The movie's supposed to be the most gorgeous of the year, but what are we to make of this haunting, uncanny, beautiful novella?

This work might only be 116 pages, but it feels enormous--in the very best of ways. You could study it for years and not fully comprehend its unique structure, its strange atmosphere and the uncanny originality of this prose. Listen in now to find out why Johnson is held as one of the best American writers of all time.