Name: The Year of Magical Thinking: A Play by Joan Didion Based on her Memoir (Vintage International)
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Author: Joan Didion
ISBN: 9780307386410

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The Year of Magical Thinking: A Play by Joan Didion Based on her Memoir (Vintage International)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joan Didion

Publisher

Vintage

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0307386414

ISBN13

9780307386410

Synopsis "The Year of Magical Thinking: A Play by Joan Didion Based on her Memoir (Vintage International) "

“this happened on December 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago but it won’t when it happens to you . . .”In this dramatic adaptation of her award-winning, bestselling memoir (which Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times called “an indelible portrait of loss and grief . . . a haunting portrait of a four-decade-long marriage), Joan Didion transforms the story of the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband and their only daughter into a stunning and powerful one-woman play.The first theatrical production of The Year of Magical Thinking opened at the Booth Theatre on March 29, 2007, starring Vanessa Redgrave and directed by David Hare.

Joan Didion

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Joan Didion (1934-2021) was a prominent American writer and journalist, known for her incisive style and exploration of culture, politics, and personal memory. She wrote both essays and novels, establishing herself as a key figure in New Journalism. Among her most recognized works are The Year of Magical Thinking (2005), an autobiographical account of mourning, and Blue Nights (2011), both belonging to the non-fiction genre.

She also excelled in fiction literature with novels like Play It as It Lays (1970) and Run River (1963). Her work has influenced generations of writers and journalists, and her ability to capture the complexity of American society made her one of the most influential voices of the 20th century.

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