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Beautifully repackaged as part of the Picador Modern Classics Series, this special edition is small enough to fit in your pocket and bold enough to stand out on your bookshelf. Celebrated, iconic, and indispensable, Joan Didion's first work of nonfiction, Slouching Towards Bethlehem , is considered a watershed moment in American writing. First published in 1968, the collection was critically praised as one of the "best prose written in this country." More than perhaps any other book, this collection by one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era captures the unique time and place of Joan Didion's focus, exploring subjects such as John Wayne and Howard Hughes, growing up in California and the nature of good and evil in a Death Valley motel room, and, especially, the essence of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, the heart of the counterculture. As Joyce Carol Oates remarked: " Didion] has been an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time, a memorable voice, partly eulogistic, partly despairing; always in control."

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Picador
ISBN-10
1250160650
ISBN-13
9781250160652
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Book Title
Slouching Towards Bethlehem : Essays
Author
Joan Didion
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Essays
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Literary Collections
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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5.7in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
3.8in
Item Weight
8.1 Oz

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"In her portraits of people, Didion is not out to expose but to understand, and she shows us actors and millionaires, doomed brides and naive acid-trippers, left wing ideologues and snobs of the Hawaiian aristocracy in a way that makes them neither villainous nor glamorous, but alive and botched and often mournfully beautiful.... A rich display of some of the best prose written today in this country." --Dan Wakefield, The New York Times Book Review "These literary gems are the perfect stocking-stuffer size for the serious reader on your list; you'll look smart wrapping up one or all of them." -- USA Today "A slant vision that is arresting and unique...Didion might be an observer from another planet--one so edgy and alert that she ends up knowing more about our own world than we know ourselves." --Anne Tyler "The story between the lines of Slouching Towards Bethlehem is surely not so much 'California' as it is [Didion's] ability to make us share her passionate sense of it." --Alfred Kazin "Give one of these adorable mini-editions of classic nonfiction books by women--only slightly larger than a mobile phone--to a bookish friend, and they'll get lit, literally."-- BUST "Gorgeous . . . among the season's sexiest little literary gifts . . . Close-up portraits of the grand dames by illustrator Celia Carlstedt grace the textured, curve-cornered jackets of these pocket-sized volumes (it's as if they've already been gift wrapped)." -- Passport Magazine, "In her portraits of people, Didion is not out to expose but to understand, and she shows us actors and millionaires, doomed brides and naive acid-trippers, left wing ideologues and snobs of the Hawaiian aristocracy in a way that makes them neither villainous nor glamorous, but alive and botched and often mournfully beautiful.... A rich display of some of the best prose written today in this country." --Dan Wakefield, The New York Times Book Review "A slant vision that is arresting and unique...Didion might be an observer from another planet--one so edgy and alert that she ends up knowing more about our own world than we know ourselves." --Anne Tyler "The story between the lines of Slouching Towards Bethlehem is surely not so much 'California' as it is [Didion's] ability to make us share her passionate sense of it." --Alfred Kazin "Give one of these adorable mini-editions of classic nonfiction books by women--only slightly larger than a mobile phone--to a bookish friend, and they'll get lit, literally."-- BUST "Gorgeous . . . among the season's sexiest little literary gifts . . . Close-up portraits of the grand dames by illustrator Celia Carlstedt grace the textured, curve-cornered jackets of these pocket-sized volumes (it's as if they've already been gift wrapped)." -- Passport Magazine, "In her portraits of people, Didion is not out to expose but to understand, and she shows us actors and millionaires, doomed brides and naive acid-trippers, left wing ideologues and snobs of the Hawaiian aristocracy in a way that makes them neither villainous nor glamorous, but alive and botched and often mournfully beautiful.... A rich display of some of the best prose written today in this country." --Dan Wakefield, The New York Times Book Review "A slant vision that is arresting and unique...Didion might be an observer from another planet--one so edgy and alert that she ends up knowing more about our own world than we know ourselves." --Anne Tyler "The story between the lines of Slouching Towards Bethlehem is surely not so much 'California' as it is [Didion's] ability to make us share her passionate sense of it." --Alfred Kazin, Joan Didion is one of the very few writers of our time who approaches her terrible subject with absolute seriousness, with fear and humility and awe. Her powerful irony is often sorrowful rather than clever... .She has been an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time, a memorable voice, partly eulogistic, partly despairing; always in control.-Joyce Carol Oates
Table of Content
CONTENTS I. Life Styles in the Golden Land Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream John Wayne: A Love Song Where the Kissing Never Stops Comrade Laski, C.P.U.S.A. (M.-L.) 7000 Romaine, Los Angeles 38 California Dreaming Marrying Absurd Slouching Towards Bethlehem II. Personals On Keeping a Notebook On Self-Respect I Can't Get That Monster Out of My Mind On Morality On Going Home III. Seven Places of the Mind Notes from a Native Daughter Letter from Paradise, 21° 19' N., 157° 52' W Rock of Ages The Seacoast of Despair Guaymas, Sonora Los Angeles Notebook Goodbye to All That
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Picador Modern Classics Ser.

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by ralppeter-7Dec 20, 2017
CLASSIC, SEMINAL WORK ON THE 60s AND CALIFORNIA LIFE.
This is my favorite Didion; I reread it at least once a year. The prose really sticks with you and many of Joan's icy, resonant sentences come back to haunt me often. The title essay plus "On Morality", and "Los Angeles Notebook" rank among the greatest pieces of nonfiction ever recorded, and several others are not far behind. LOVE the original cover art on this edition, too. A must-read for those who like their history with a twist...and a load of style and talent.
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by twodogwomanNov 27, 2017
One of America's Greatest Essayists is Joan Didiion
One exciting bit of life after another keeps the reader transfixed, and resenting any breaks in reading for things like sleeping, or eating, or working. An amazing compilation of Didion's finest work including what amounts to a history of the Sixties in the title essay, "Slouching Towards Bethlehem," and a great essay on John Wayne as well as essays on other human interest tales.
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by punkroyal07775Feb 07, 2019
Joan Didion cult classic, in beautifull Hardback!
This edition of the classic Joan Didion is a must have, in any serious library. This collection of essays from Didion is one of the best prose ever written. This picador edition is just awesome! Beautifull to look at too! Small enough to fit in your pocket, yet unique enough to look good on your book shelf. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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