The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics)
First published in 1979, The White Album records indelibly the upheavals and aftermaths of the 1960s. Examining key events, figures, and trends of the era—including Charles Manson, the Black Panthers, and the shopping mall—through the lens of her own spiritual confusion, Joan Didion helped to...
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First published in 1979, The White Album records indelibly the upheavals and aftermaths of the 1960s. Examining key events, figures, and trends of the era—including Charles Manson, the Black Panthers, and the shopping mall—through the lens of her own spiritual confusion, Joan Didion helped to define mass culture as we now understand it. Written with a commanding sureness of tone and linguistic precision, The White Album is a central text of American reportage and a classic of American autobiography.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780374532079 (0374532079)
ASIN: 374532079
Publish date: November 10th 2009
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Literature,
American,
20th Century,
Journalism,
Short Stories
my enjoyment of this depended on how much I agreed with whatever joan didion was writing about, with a boost from my love of the excellent cover design. These are personal essays, so they don't really attempt a balanced opinion, more like the conversation of a smart friend who doesn't let you talk a...
my enjoyment of this depended on how much I agreed with whatever joan didion was writing about, with a boost from my love of the excellent cover design. These are personal essays, so they don't really attempt a balanced opinion, more like the conversation of a smart friend who doesn't let you talk a...
Loved most of what I read, which was the majority of the book, but some of it was of no interest to me. However, her writing is magnificent. I loved the titled essay and it was heartwarming to again revisit the 60's and early 70's with Joan Didion as my guide. Her picture on the back of the hardcove...
Didion is just so damned good.
ms. didion exorcises her angst by dissecting her life and society in the most clinical, intellectualized way possible. well i suppose that technique must work for someone. a modern classic, still relevant and probably will remain so forever. but not exactly an endearing experience.
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