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Slouching Towards Bethlehem : Essays by Joan Didion (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374531382
ISBN-139780374531386
eBay Product ID (ePID)66016088
Product Key Features
Book TitleSlouching Towards Bethlehem : Essays
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicSpirituality, Women Authors, Essays
GenreLiterary Criticism, Religion, Literary Collections
AuthorJoan Didion
Book SeriesFsg Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.1 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width5.7 in
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Dewey Edition23
ReviewsIn 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., "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, "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, "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, "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
Dewey Decimal814.54
SynopsisCelebrated, 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.", The first nonfiction work by one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era, Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem remains, decades after its first publication, the essential portrait of America--particularly California--in the sixties. It focuses on such subjects as John Wayne and Howard Hughes, growing up a girl in California, ruminating on 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.
LC Classification NumberPS3554.I33S55 2008
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- 17 Feb, 2023
Very talented writer. Fascinating essays.
Book quality better than expected. Fast shipping and well protected.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 Feb, 2024
Nice set of essays. The title one is relevant to me.
The content is compelling to what wanted. Not everyone would relate to this. Looking for Noam Chompsky on the US involvement in Central America.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Oct, 2019
Thr title. Slouching Toaward Bethlehem is poetic.
Even though there were editing marks in the book, the test was readable and the overall structure of the book intact.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
