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Train dreams / Denis Johnson.

Summary:

Presents the story of early twentieth-century day laborer Robert Grainer, who endures the harrowing loss of his family while struggling for survival in the American West against a backdrop of radical historical changes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0374281149
  • ISBN: 9780374281144
  • Physical Description: 116 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This novella was originally published, in slightly different form, in the Paris Review, 2002"--title page verso.
Subject:
Railroad construction workers > United States > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 14 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 21 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library FIC JOH (Text) 37810434994587 Adult Fiction Available -
Black Mountain Library F JOH (Text) 0020509175269 Adult Fiction Available -
Canton Library F Johnson (Text) 33115007052253 Adult Fiction Available -
East Asheville Library F JOH (Text) 0020509169460 Adult Fiction Available -
Eden Library Fic (Text) 31554009246108 Adult Fiction Available -
Forsyth Central FIC Johnson, Denis (Text) 0112518890234 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/17/2026
George H. & Laura E. Brown Library AF Joh (Text) 30308100978239 Adult Fiction Available -
Haywood County Main Library F Johnson (Text) 33115007054877 Adult Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch JOH (Text) 33258006741677 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/22/2026
High Point Library FIC Johnson Denis (Text) 30519008853239 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/25/2026

Accessibility Features

Summary: Presents the story of early twentieth-century day laborer Robert Grainer, who endures the harrowing loss of his family while struggling for survival in the American West against a backdrop of radical historical changes.