![]() The articles were written in her twenties and thirties between 19, peak counterculture years. The book is a good place to start because it is made up of short observational articles that Didion previously published and collected for this iconic book. ![]() The title comes from the last line of a poem by W. Slouching Towards Bethlehem is the title of Didion’s book and is the title of an essay in her book. She was a west coast girl, brought up in Sacramento who went to live in New York City in her twenties where she met her husband. I always thought she would be a west coast Dorothy Parker, witty and biting, or that she would be obscure and academic. Two years later their daughter Quintana Roo died. She was married to John Gregory Dunne in 1964. She was born in 1934 and died in 2021 which means we experienced many of the same years and events attitudes and politics. Then I watched a documentary about her life on Prime or Netflix. I must admit that I was intimidated and put her off for years. ![]() ![]() In the literary world Joan Didion’s work is spoken of almost with reverence. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion-Book From a Google Image Search – Signed First Edition- Raptis Rare Books ![]()
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