Bibliograph

South and West, from a notebook, Joan Didion ; foreword by Nathaniel Rich

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South and West, from a notebook, Joan Didion ; foreword by Nathaniel Rich

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

South and West

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

974002736

Responsibility statement

Joan Didion ; foreword by Nathaniel Rich

Sub title

from a notebook

Summary

-- The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articles--and here is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, in June 1970, through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. She interviews prominent local figures, describes motels, diners, a deserted reptile farm, a visit with Walker Percy, a ladies' brunch at the Mississippi Broadcasters' Convention. She writes about the stifling heat, the almost viscous pace of life, the sulfurous light, and the preoccupation with race, class, and heritage she finds in the small towns they pass through. And from a different notebook: the "California Notes" that began as an assignment from -- ? One of TIME?s ? One of The New York Times Book Review's

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