California cool and Magical Thinking: Joan Didion at 86
California cool and Magical Thinking: Joan Didion at 86 Alex Clark © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Everett/REX/Shutterstock To think about Joan Didion, you have to confront two things before you get to the words: the pictures and the anecdotes. If you’re interested in certain aspects of the culture – American counterculture in the 1960s, California, female writers – the pictures are familiar, if not ingrained. There’s Didion in her long dress with long hair, smoking, leaning against her Corvette Stingray; standing up in its sunroof; lolling out of the driverâ...
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