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Joan Didion, an unmatchable talent, who was fearless in her writing and inquisitive with her insights, died Thursday at the age of 87. As the author of 19 titles and even more screenplays, Didion ...
With the publication of The White Album, Didion had established herself as a prominent writer on Californian culture. As critic Michiko Kakutani stated, "California belongs to Joan Didion." [1] The title of the book comes from its first essay, "The White Album", which was chosen as one of the 10 most important essays since 1950 by Publishers ...
Joan Didion, the sharp-eyed and cool-headed journalist, essayist and novelist who chronicled the social upheavals of the 1960s, the cultural landscape of Califo
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 , Truman Capote , Norman Mailer , Hunter S. Thompson , and Tom Wolfe .
Yes, Morrison's pants were leather. Yes, Densmore slept with Eve — and other questions answered as the Doors drummer remembers L.A.'s two writer-icons.
Vintage Didion (2004; includes excerpts from previous nonfiction works) ISBN 1400033934; Live and Learn (2005; includes Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The White Album and After Henry) ISBN 0007204388
The release of Let Me Tell You What I Mean was highly anticipated, [2] [3] [4] coming amid a resurgence of interest in Didion's work following the publication of her two best-selling memoirs, The Year of Magical Thinking (2005) and Blue Nights (2011), and the release of the Netflix documentary Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017).
The author, who died Thursday, produced decades' worth of memorable work. Here's our guide to starting — or continuing — your Didion journey.