
After Henry
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ISBN10: 0679745394 ISBN13: 9780679745396 Publisher: Vintage Books Published: May 1 1993 Pages: 319 Weight: 0.60lbs. Height: 8.00" Width: 5.25" Depth: 0.75" Language: English
Publisher's Comments
In her latest forays into the American scene, Joan Didion covers ground from Washington to Los Angeles, from a TV producer's gargantuan "manor" to the racial battlefields of New York's criminal courts. At each stop she uncovers the mythic narratives that elude other observers: Didion tells us about the fantasies the media construct around crime victims and presidential candidates; she gives us new interpretations of the stories of Nancy Reagan and Patty Hearst; she charts America's rollercoaster ride through evanescent booms and hard times that won't go away. A bracing amalgam of skepticism and sympathy, After Henry is further proof of Joan Didion's infallible radar for the true spirit of our age.
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