Joan Didion: The Last Interview: AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS

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Joan Didion

The Last Interview: AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS

Joan Didion

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Melville House Publishing
28 June 2022

Literary essays

The iconic writer whose prose was as influential and as it is unmistakably hers is joined in conversation with Sheila Heti, Hilton Als, Dave Eggers, Hari Kunzru and many more.

The iconic writer whose prose was as influential and as it is unmistakably hers is joined in conversation with Sheila Heti, Hilton Als, Dave Eggers, Hari Kunzru and many more.

Some writers define a generation. Some a genre. Joan Didion did both, and much more. Didion rose to prominence with her nonfiction collection, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, and she quickly became the writer who captured the zeitgeist of the washed-out, acid hangover of the 60s. But as a bicoastal writer of fiction and nonfiction whose writing ranged from personal essays and raw, intimate memoirs to reportage on international affairs and social justice, Didion is much harder to pin down than her reputation might suggest.

This collection encompasses it all, in conversations that delve into her underappreciated mid-career works, her influences, the loss of her husband and daughter, and her most infamous essays. Far from the evasive, terse minimalist that has come to dominate the image of Joan Didion, what this collection reveals is a warm, thoughtful woman whose well earned legacy promises to live on for readers and writers for many generations to come.

By: Joan Didion
Imprint: Melville House Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781685890117
ISBN 10: 1685890113
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 28 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JOAN DIDION is widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Born in Sacramento, California in 1934, she moved to New York City to begin her writing career after receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 1956. (CONTINUED UNDER ADDITIONAL SELLING POINTS)

Reviews for Joan Didion: The Last Interview: AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS

Candid interviews with a literary icon...A gift for Didion's many fans. -- Kirkus Reviews Little about her writing goes undiscussed. The Last Interview highlights the complex person behind both the image and the pen. -- Alta Online