NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Didion's reportorial pieces afford the pleasures of literature.... She is an expert geographer of the landscape of American public culture (The New York Times Book Review). Here, the National Book Award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking covers ground from Washington to Los Angeles, from a TV producer's gargantuan manor to the racial battlefields of New York's criminal courts. At each stop she uncovers the mythic narratives that elude other observers: Didion tells us about the fantasies the media construct around crime victims and presidential candidates; she gives us new interpretations of the stories of Nancy Reagan and Patty Hearst; she charts America's rollercoaster ride through evanescent booms and hard times that won't go away. A bracing amalgam of skepticism and sympathy, After Henry is further proof of Joan Didion's infallible radar for the true spirit of our age.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House USA INC International Concepts
ISBN-13
9780679745396
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88280166
Product Key Features
Book Title
After Henry
Author
Joan Didion
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
1993
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
203mm
Item Width
132mm
Item Weight
266g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joan Didion
Series Title
Vintage International
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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