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National Bestseller 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 presidential campaigns, one presidential impeachment, and an unforgettable sex scandal, Didion reveals the mechanics of American politics. She tells us the uncomfortable truth about the way we vote, the candidates we vote for, and the people who tell us to vote for them. These pieces build, one on the other, into a disturbing portrait of the American political landscape, providing essential reading on our democracy. One of our most cherished and insightful explicators of American culture...brings her perspective to the ultimate insider world. --San Francisco Chronicle Winner of the George Polk Book Award

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100375718907

ISBN-139780375718908

eBay Product ID (ePID)94470153

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Book TitlePolitical Fictions

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicPolitical Process / Campaigns & Elections, General, American / General, American Government / General, Essays

GenreLiterary Collections, Political Science

AuthorJoan Didion

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Height203mm

Width134mm

Weight260g

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Intended AudienceTrade

Place of PublicationNew York

Spine20mm

Country of PublicationUnited States

Author BiographyJoan Didionwas born in Sacramento, California, and now lives in New York City. She is the author of five novels and eight previous books of nonfiction. Her collected nonfiction, We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live, was published by Everyman's Library in 2006.

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Political Fictions by Joan Didion (Paperback, 2002)