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Joan Didion (/ ˈ d ɪ d i ən /; December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021) was an American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe. Didion's career began in the 1950s after she won an essay contest sponsored by Vogue magazine.
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- New Journalism
- 1956–2021
Dec 23, 2021 · Joan Didion, whose mordant dispatches on California culture and the chaos of the 1960s established her as a leading exponent of the New Journalism, and whose novels “Play It as It Lays” and “A...
Apr 17, 2024 · Joan Didion (born December 5, 1934, Sacramento, California, U.S.—died December 23, 2021, New York, New York) was an American novelist and essayist known for her lucid prose style and incisive depictions of social unrest and psychological fragmentation. Didion graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1956 and then worked for ...
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Learn about the life and work of Joan Didion, a journalist, novelist, memoirist, essayist, and screenwriter who wrote about culture, politics, literature, family, and loss. Explore her archive, quotes, books, news, and more.
Dec 23, 2021 · American novelist, journalist and essayist Joan Didion died on Thursday at her home in New York at age 87 from Parkinson's disease, according to Knopf publicist Paul Bogaards. The bestselling...
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Jan 7, 2022 · Remembering essayist Joan Didion, a keen observer of American culture. January 7, 20221:35 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 32-Minute Listen. Playlist. Didion, who died Dec. 23, was...
Dec 23, 2021 · CNN —. Acclaimed American writer Joan Didion, an essayist and novelist who rose to prominence in the 1960s, has died at age 87, her publisher confirmed to CNN on Thursday. “We are deeply ...
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