{"product_id":"the-joan-didion-collection-9781598537888","title":"The Joan Didion Collection","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate Didion: all 17 of her major works of fiction, journalism, and memoir together for the first time in a 3-volume boxed set \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA must for fans of the most eclectic and enduring writers of the last half century \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1968, a collection of reportage appeared that was unlike anything seen before, remarkable in its literary aspiration and a milestone in what would become known as the New Journalism. A series of wickedly incisive portraits of California and its people--from fading stars to homicidal housewives to drug-addled hippies--\u003ci\u003eSlouching Towards Bethlehem \u003c\/i\u003ewas a sensation, signaling the arrival of a major writer. It attracted not only readers but devotees, and Joan Didion became more than just a celebrated author, she became an icon for the age. Now, for the first time, all her best-known and most enduring works are gathered together in a career-spanning 3-volume Library of America boxed set. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE JOAN DIDION COLLECTION\u003c\/b\u003e includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI. The 1960s \u0026amp; 70s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRun River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlouching Towards Bethlehem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlay It As It Lays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe White Album\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. The 1980s \u0026amp; 90s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalvador\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter Henry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Thing He Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Memoirs \u0026amp; Later Writings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFixed Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere I Was From\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking \u003c\/i\u003e(memoir and play)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Nights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth and West\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by David L. Ulin, each volume contains a textual essay, a chronology of Didion's life and career, and detailed notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598537888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 2687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72lbs","brand":"Joan Didion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44655465070773,"sku":"9781598537888","price":101.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4eefaad6-3935-4dae-9ce4-8cb2e2dcabaa.jpg?v=1727192338","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-joan-didion-collection-9781598537888","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}