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  1. The Name of the World is a novel by Denis Johnson published in 2000 by HarperCollins. [1] Plot. The Name of the World is told from a first-person point-of-view by its narrator, Michael Reed. Reed is a 50-year-old adjunct professor at a Midwestern university.

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  3. Jan 1, 2000 · Denis Johnson. 3.54. 2,474 ratings261 reviews. Michael Reed is a man going through the motions, numbed by the death of his wife and child. But when events force him to act as if he cares, he begins to find people who - against all expectation - help him through his private labyrinth.

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  4. Apr 14, 2001 · The Name of the World is a mesmerizing portrait of a professor at a Midwestern university who has been patient in his grief after an accident takes the lives of his wife and child and has permitted that grief to enlarge him.

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  5. Michael Reed has gone through a tragic, life-altering event - his wife and young daughter were killed in a car crash. He already works what he considers to be a dull job as a lecturer at a university, but this incident makes him lose almost every will to live.

  6. Mar 3, 2009 · The Name of the World is a mesmerizing portrait of a professor at a Midwestern university who has been patient in his grief after an accident takes the lives...

  7. Jul 1, 2000 · THE NAME OF THE WORLD. by Denis Johnson ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 1, 2000. A new wrinkle on the overworked contemporary theme of lives lived on the edge, and one of Johnson’s most interesting books.