{"product_id":"reading-joan-didion-hardcover-2","title":"Reading Joan Didion - 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\u003eLynn M. Houston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam V. Lombardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is a compelling reference guide for book clubs on the work of Joan Didion, with summaries of her major works and discussion questions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Joan Didion\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal way to enter this extraordinary and versatile author's world--a world that counts among its citizens burned-out hippies, cynical and delusional players in the film and music scene, and even members of the Charles Manson family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to looking closely at major works of fiction, \u003ci\u003eReading Joan Didion\u003c\/i\u003e also focuses on Didion the essayist, critic, and founding member of the New Journalism Movement, which uses fiction-like narrative techniques to go deeper into subjects that traditional objective reporting allows. Also covered is the rich screenwriting partnership of Didion and husband John Gregory Dunne, and the overwhelming late-career success of \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, written in the aftermath of Dunne's shocking death and completed just before the author's daughter also passed away unexpectedly.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Marie Houston\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of American literature in the English Department at California State University, Chico, CA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam V. Lombardi\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate student in the English Department at California State University, Chico, CA.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392262947065,"sku":"9780313364037","price":109.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Rex8v8qO1K9780313364037_51bff6a6-a8ee-4c91-9168-b0c2db48ea3f.webp?v=1770237004","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/reading-joan-didion-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}