Vintage Didion

by Joan Didion

Book Overview

Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the greatest modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions. "Didion has the instincts of an exceptional reporter and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400033934
• ISBN13: 9781400033935
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Vintage Books
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Essay Writing at its finest!

Everthing from the Patty Hearst case to uprisings in San Salvador to the Central Park Jogger case and political and international affairs through 2002 are covered in this spendid collection of essays. Didion's writing is some of the best I've seen (in essay form that is). She drives further and harder to the point of her message--supplementing it with quotes from a very extensive bibliography.This is a case where, the longer the piece, the better, though all were very, very well written and formulated. I found her deptiction of Nancy Reagan in the "Fisher King" piece hilarious and her history of Central Park's construction/development very intriguing in "Sentimental Journeys."This is truly a wonderful reader.