Joan Didion: The 1980s & 90s (LOA #341): Salvador / Democracy / Miami / After He

Description: Joan Didion: The 1980s & 90s (LOA #341) by Joan Didion, David L. Ulin Library of America continues its definitive edition of one of the most electric writers of our time with a volume gathering her iconic reporting and novels from mid-careerLibrary of America continues its definitive edition of one of the most electric writers of our time with a volume gathering her iconic reporting and novels from mid-careerThis second volume in Library of Americas definitive Didion edition includes two novels and three remarkable essay collections with which she extended the compass of the extraordinary journalistic eye first developed in the celebrated books Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album. Gather here are Salvador, a searing look at terror and Cold War politics in the Central American civil war of the early 1980s; Miami, a portrait not just of a city but of immigration, exile, the cocaine trade, and political violence; and After Henry, in which she reports on Patty Hearst, Nancy Reagan, the case of the Central Park Five, and the Los Angeles she once called home. The novels Democracy and The Last Thing He Wanted, the latter recently adapted for film by Netflix, are fast-paced, deftly observed narratives of power, conspiracy, and corruption in American political life. Taken together, these five books mark the remarkable mid-career evolution of one of the most dynamic writers of our time. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Joan Didion (1934-2021) was one of the most distinct American literary voices of the last half century. She was the author of five novels and ten books of nonfiction, including Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The White Album, Play It As It Lays, and mostly recently the New York Times best sellers The Year of Magical Thinking, Blue Nights, South and West, and Let Me tell You What I Mean.She was the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Book Award for Nonfiction and the National Book Foundations Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.David L. Ulin is the author or editor of ten books, including Sidewalking- Coming to Terms with Los Angeles; the Library of Americas Writing Los Angeles- A Literary Anthology, which won a California Book Award; and The Lost Art of Reading- Books and Resistance in a Troubled Time. The former book editor and book critic of the Los Angeles Times, he teaches at the University of Southern California. Promotional "Headline" Library of America continues its definitive edition of one of the most electric writers of our time with a volume gathering her iconic reporting and novels from mid-career Details ISBN1598536834 Author David L. Ulin Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1598536834 ISBN-13 9781598536836 Format Hardcover Short Title Joan Didion: the 1980s And 90s (LOA #341) Imprint The Library of America Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2021-04-20 UK Release Date 2021-04-20 Birth 1856 Death 1939 Affiliation Binghamton University Position Professor of Industrial Design; Director of CIRIS (the Interdepartmental Centre for Research on Inno Qualifications FBA Publisher The Library of America Publication Date 2021-04-20 Subtitle Salvador / Democracy / Miami / After Henry / The Last Thing He Wanted Edited by David L. Ulin DEWEY 818.5409 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-06-30 AU Release Date 2021-06-30 Pages 851 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141751353;

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