Political Fictions
Didion, Joan
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BOOK SUMMARY
In these coolly observant essays, Joan Didion looks at the American political process and at "that handful of insiders who invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life." Through the deconstruction of the sound bites and photo ops of three pr
BOOK REVIEWS
One of our most cherished and insightful explicators of American culture...brings her perspective to the ultimate insider world. San Francisco Chronicle
Splendid . . . Didion [is] on pure zen target . . . [with] her sonar ear, her radar eye, and her ice pick/laser beam/nightscope sniper prose. The New York Times Book Review
A steel spine of political argument . . . a mordant wit, refined critical powers, and a bone-deep knowledge of the ways in which Americans like to amuse and fool themselves. The Washington Post Book World
One of the most preeminent voices of journalism has stepped into the ring. . . . [A] gift. Susan Faludi, The New York Observer
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0375718907
ISBN(13-digit): 9780375718908
Copyright: 2002
Dewey Decimal: 973.929
Library of Congress: BL2002010594
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 338
Paper Weight (lb): 1
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