Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
(Libby/OverDrive eBook)
Author
Contributors
Didion, Joan Author
Series
Published
Open Road Media , 2017.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
In essay after essay, Didion captures the dislocation of the 1960s, the disorientation of a country shredding itself apart with social change. Her essays not only describe the subject at hand - the murderous housewife, the little girl trailing the rock group, the millionaire bunkered in his mansion - but also offer a broader vision of America, one that is both terrifying and tender, ominous and uniquely her own.
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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
03/21/2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781504045650
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Didion, J. (2017). Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays . Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Didion, Joan. 2017. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays. Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Didion, Joan. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays Open Road Media, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Didion, J. (2017). Slouching towards bethlehem: essays. Open Road Media.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Didion, Joan. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays Open Road Media, 2017.
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