Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (English) Paperback Book

Description: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion Joan Didions savage masterpiece, which, since first publication in 1968, has been acknowledged as an unparalleled report on the state of America during the upheaval of the Sixties Revolution. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Joan Didions savage masterpiece, which, since first publication in 1968, has been acknowledged as an unparalleled report on the state of America during the upheaval of the Sixties Revolution. We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget the loves and the betrayals alike, forget what we whispered and what we screamed, forget who we wereIn her non-fiction work, Joan Didion not only describes the subject at hand – her younger self loving and leaving New York, the murderous housewife, the little girl trailing the rock group, the millionaire bunkered in his mansion – but also offers a broader vision of the world, one that is both terrifying and tender, ominous and uniquely her own. Author Biography Joan Didion is one of Americas most respected writers, her work constituting some of the greatest portraits of modern-day American culture. Over the four decades of her career, she has produced widely-acclaimed journalistic essays, personal essays, novels, non-fiction, memoir and screenplays. Her memoir The Year of Magical Thinking won the National Book Award in 2005. Review "Didions essays of a world featuring barricades and bombings, mass murders and kidnapped heiresses make recent history as filtered through her seem a savage and passionate drama, something you can put a hand on and feel it beating, something you can put your ear to and hear its story."VILLAGE VOICE"Brilliant, troubling, indelible tales and reflections."SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE"Reveals a wholly original analytic mind, a sensibility as expansive and idiosyncratic as a 19th-century novelists."MONA SIMPSON"Our quintessential essayist."JERRY KOSINSKI, LA Times Review Quote "Didions essays of a world featuring barricades and bombings, mass murders and kidnapped heiresses make recent history as filtered through her seem a savage and passionate drama, something you can put a hand on and feel it beating, something you can put your ear to and hear its story." VILLAGE VOICE "Brilliant, troubling, indelible tales and reflections." SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE "Reveals a wholly original analytic mind, a sensibility as expansive and idiosyncratic as a 19th-century novelists." MONA SIMPSON "Our quintessential essayist." JERRY KOSINSKI, LA Times Details ISBN0008284644 Author Joan Didion Pages 256 Year 2017 ISBN-10 0008284644 ISBN-13 9780008284640 Format Paperback Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2017-11-16 DEWEY 814.54 Language English UK Release Date 2017-11-16 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Alternative 9780007394357 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-12-12 NZ Release Date 2017-12-12 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:117015703;

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