- New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, American essays, Autobiography
From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt.
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Classical in form, cool, character-led and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Joan Didion
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 184
- Publisher
- Knopf, Knopf Publishing Group, Diversified Publishing
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780593318492
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Joan Didion is an American author best known for her novels and her literary journalism. Her novels and essays explore the disintegration of American morals and cultural chaos, where the overriding theme is individual and social fragmentation. - Wikipedia
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