Best Adapted Book Club Reads "Train Dreams" by Denis Johnson

It tells the story of Robert Grainer, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century—an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Denis Johnson (1949–2017) is the author of eight novels, one novella, one book of short stories, three collections of poetry, two collections of plays, and one book of reportage. His novel Tree of Smoke won the 2007 National Book Award.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:

Roxanne Baker hails from the mecca of film, Rochester, NY, where she introduced films at the George Eastman House. Since her arrival in Florida, she has moderated film talk backs at Burns Court and taught Film Appreciation atSarasota Art Museum through Osher Life Long Learning.

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