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Apr 28, 2024 · Joan Didion’s Best Books: A Guide - The New York Times. The Essential Joan Didion. Her distinctive prose and sharp eye were tuned to an outsider’s frequency, telling us about ourselves in...
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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- Slouching Towards Bethlehem, 1968. Although Slouching Towards Bethlehem wasn't Didion's first book (Run, River of 1963 was), it was the one that cemented her as a prominent writer.
- The White Album, 1979. Another collection of essays, The White Album deals with the late '60s to late '70s and the aftermath of the former. She studies the Women's Movement, shares her psychiatric report, parties with Janis Joplin and visits Linda Kasabian, who served as a lookout while members of the Manson family murdered Sharon Tate, in prison.
- Where I Was From, 2003. Didion revisits the California she grew up in, specifically Sacramento County where she lived with her family, but also the state more generally.
- The Year of Magical Thinking, 2005. Written in the aftermath of her husband's sudden death, The Year of Magical Thinking is an account of loss and grief - and the ways in which it can drive us to insanity.
JOAN DIDIONBOOKS. BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR. FICTION. WORLD POLITICS. Explore Joan Didion’s books, including her biographies, memoirs, essays, and novels. Read excerpts and reviews.
Dec 23, 2021 · Joan Didion’s books. Average rating: 3.96 · 530,605 ratings · 52,234 reviews · 96 distinct works • Similar authors. More books by Joan Didion… She’s not friendly. She’s not likable. And she’s not going away. Readers first met Carrie Soto in Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Malibu Rising, the... Read more... 104 likes 11 comments.
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