{"product_id":"joan-didion-the-1960s-70s-loa-325-run-river-slouching-towards-bethlehem-play-it-as-it-lays-a-book-of-common-prayer-the-white-album-hardcover","title":"Joan Didion: The 1960s \u0026 70s (Loa #325): Run River \/ Slouching Towards Bethlehem \/ Play It as It Lays \/ A Book of Common Prayer \/ The White Album - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Ulin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary of America launches a definitive collected edition of one of the most original and electric writers of our time with a volume gathering her five iconic books of the 1960s \u0026amp; 70s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoan Didion's influence on postwar American letters is undeniable. Whether writing fiction, memoir, or trailblazing journalism, her gifts for narrative and dialogue, and her intimate but detached authorial persona, have won her legions of readers and admirers. Now Library of America launches its multi-volume edition of Didion's collected writings, prepared in consultation with the author, that brings together her fiction and nonfiction for the first time. Collected in this first volume are Didion's five iconic books from the 1960s and 1970s: \u003ci\u003eRun River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlouching Towards Bethlehem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlay It As It Lays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Album\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether writing about countercultural San Francisco, the Las Vegas wedding industry, Lucille Miller, Charles Manson, or the shopping mall, Didion achieves a wonderful negative sublimity without condemning her subjects or condescending to her readers. Chiefly about California, these books display Didion's genius for finding exactly the right language and tone to capture America's broken twilight landscape at a moment of headlong conflict and change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eSlouching Towards Bethlehem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Album\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlay It As It Lays\u003c\/i\u003e, and mostly recently the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best sellers \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouth and West\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLet Me tell You What I Mean\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Ulin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or editor of ten books, including \u003ci\u003eSidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e; the Library of America's \u003ci\u003eWriting Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a California Book Award; and T\u003ci\u003ehe Lost Art of Reading: Books and Resistance in a Troubled Time\u003c\/i\u003e. The former book editor and book critic of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he teaches at the University of Southern California.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 980\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984076276013,"sku":"9781598536454","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/c0NUa242a3RKa09Xbk9ydWhUd3Z6UT09.webp?v=1776081780","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/joan-didion-the-1960s-70s-loa-325-run-river-slouching-towards-bethlehem-play-it-as-it-lays-a-book-of-common-prayer-the-white-album-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}