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The Last Thing He Wanted is a novel by Joan Didion. It was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1996. The story centers on Elena McMahon, a reporter for The Washington Post who quits her job covering the 1984 United States presidential election to care for her father after her mother's death.
- Joan Didion
- 1996
The Last Thing He Wanted is a 2020 political thriller film directed by Dee Rees, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Joan Didion, from a screenplay by Rees and Marco Villalobos. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez, Toby Jones, and Willem Dafoe.
Sep 2, 1997 · Joan Didion. 3.42. 3,273 ratings382 reviews. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "Didion at her finest" — USA Today • An intricate, fast-paced novel about trying to create a context for democracy and getting hands a little dirty in the process, complete with conspiracies, arms dealing, and assassinations.
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ABOUT THE BOOK. An intricate, fast-paced novel about trying to create a context for democracy and getting hands a little dirty in the process. The narrator introduces Elena McMahon, estranged from a life of celebrity fundraisers and from her powerful West Coast husband, whom she has left, taking Catherine, her daughter, to become a reporter for ...
Feb 21, 2020 · With Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Willem Dafoe. A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake novel.
- (17K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Dee Rees
- 2020-02-21
Aug 1, 2022 · Directed by Dee Rees, ‘ The Last Thing He Wanted ’ is based on the book of the same name by Joan Didion. The story is set in the 80s and revolves around the Contras and America’s association with them. Taking many twists and turns and handling a lot of things at once, the film moves at a fast pace, which can make it difficult to follow the story.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Didion at her finest” —USA Today • An intricate, fast-paced novel about trying to create a context for democracy and getting hands a little dirty in the process, complete with conspiracies, arms dealing, and assassinations. From the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean.
