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Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion

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A ruthless and unflinching examination of American life in the late 1960s, from the author of The Year of Magical Thinking.

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Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion

A ruthless and unflinching examination of American life in the late 1960s, from the author of The Year of Magical Thinking.

‘She writes with a razor’ New York Times

‘A pioneer of New Journalism, she brilliantly chronicled America’s cultural and political life.’ Guardian

‘Didion's mordant lucidity is like L.A. sunlight, a thing so bright sometimes it hurts.’ Time

PRAISE FOR THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING

'Her poetic writing has a spell-like charm that is profoundly affecting.' Observer

'this brave book maps a year…when the world flipped over to expose the underside of cool where things go bad.’ The Times

'The subject may be bleak, but her tender treatment makes it a book that we should all read.' Daily Mail

Joan Didion is one of America’s 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.

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ISBN 13 9780008706166
ISBN 10 0008706166
Title Play It As It Lays
Author Joan Didion
Series Collins Modern Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2024-05-23
Number of pages 300
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.