The Stars at Noon

Many of us in the Western world don’t realize how good we have things. When a young woman from the United States decides to volunteer her services in Central America, she doesn’t realize how different the culture is that she is entering. In The Stars at Noon, the young lady enters into a world of corruption that clouds her vision of the world and her mission. From Denis Johnson, the author of Fiskadoro and Jesus’ Son, comes The Stars at Noon.

"A daring novel. . .Denis Johnson is one of our most inventive, unpredictable novelists."New York Times Book Review"A powerful tale. . . Johnson reminds us that political deals have little to do with the shifting alliances and rhetoric by which we define our allies and enemies."San Francisco Chronicle"Ambitious and haunting. . . It is as if one is reading a Graham Greene novel through a surreal haze. . . . Johnson’s prose conjures up a world that is as tangible as it is magical. He is an utterly brilliant and original talent--a novelist who reminds us just how wonderful fiction can be when a writer with enormous gifts and intelligence takes large risks."Philadelphia Inquirer"Denis Johnson is uncommonly adept at capturing the anguished futility of people struggling to escape from their own worst enemy--themselves. His prose can only serve to bolster his reputation as a first-rate stylist."Baltimore Sun