An hour with author Joan Didion about "The Year of Magical Thinking"

with Joan Didion
in Books
on Monday, October 24, 2005 * * * * *

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An hour conversation with author and screenwriter Joan Didion in which she discusses her book "The Year of Magical Thinking", winner of the National Book Award for nonfiction. It is a haunting and beautiful recollection of the year following the deaths of her husband, author John Gregory Dunne and daughter Quintana.

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political fictions
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New Journalism
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John Gregory Dunne
American novelist
National Book Award
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Joan Didion

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    1. BarbW  07/07/2009 04:27 AM Report

      The book is one of my favorites. Great book about great tragedy.

    2. PMCF  05/10/2009 07:46 PM Report

      I've read the book and watched the interview. They both touched my heart.

    3. JS Johnson  05/15/2007 07:19 PM Report

      Read this book and watch the interview. They will both touch your heart.