Writer

Denis Johnson

American writer of Jesus' Son.

Denis Hale Johnson was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He is perhaps best known for his debut short story collection, Jesus' Son (1992). His most successful novel, Tree of Smoke (2007), won the National Book Award for Fiction. Johnson was twice shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Altogether, Johnson was the author of nine novels, one novella, two books of short stories, three collections of poetry, two collections of plays, and one book of reportage. His final work, a book of short stories titled The Largesse of the Sea Maiden, was published posthumously in 2018. Ted Geltner's biography of the writer, Flagrant, Self-Destructive Gestures, appeared in late 2025.

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Born
1949-07-01, Munich, GermanyA Friday
Died
2017-05-24, Sea Ranch, USAA Wednesday, aged 67
At birth
Sun in Cancer, Moon in Virgo
Nationality
United States
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1949-07-01, Munich, Germany · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Berlinthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCancer9°13′Direct
MoonVirgo13°52′Direct
MercuryGemini17°38′Direct
VenusCancer29°18′Direct
MarsGemini15°03′Direct
JupiterCapricorn29°36′Retrograde
SaturnVirgo2°20′Direct
UranusCancer1°16′Direct
NeptuneLibra12°24′Direct
PlutoLeo15°04′Direct

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Death Chart

2017-05-24, Sea Ranch, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunGemini3°47′Direct
MoonTaurus19°02′Direct
MercuryTaurus9°22′Direct
VenusAries18°19′Direct
MarsGemini22°43′Direct
JupiterLibra13°35′Retrograde
SaturnSagittarius26°02′Retrograde
UranusAries26°39′Direct
NeptunePisces14°07′Direct
PlutoCapricorn19°07′Retrograde

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