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portada Blue Nights
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2012
Language
English
Format
Paperback
ISBN
0007432909
ISBN13
9780007432905

Blue Nights

Joan Didion (Author) · Fourth Estate · Paperback

Blue Nights - Joan Didion

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Synopsis "Blue Nights "

From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old. Blue Nights opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion thinks back to Quintana's wedding in New York seven years before. Today would be her wedding anniversary. This fact triggers vivid snapshots of Quintana's childhood - in Malibu, in Brentwood, at school in Holmby Hills. Reflecting on her daughter but also on her role as a parent, Didion asks the candid questions any parent might about how she feels she failed either because cues were not taken or perhaps displaced. `How could I have missed what was clearly there to be seen?' Finally, perhaps we all remain unknown to each other. Blue Nights - the long, light evening hours that signal the summer solstice, `the opposite of the dying of the brightness, but also its warning' - like The Year of Magical Thinking before it, is an iconic book of incisive and electric honesty.
Joan Didion
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Joan Didion (1934-2021) was a prominent American writer and journalist, known for her incisive style and exploration of culture, politics, and personal memory. She wrote both essays and novels, establishing herself as a key figure in New Journalism. Among her most recognized works are The Year of Magical Thinking (2005), an autobiographical account of mourning, and Blue Nights (2011), both belonging to the non-fiction genre.

She also excelled in fiction literature with novels like Play It as It Lays (1970) and Run River (1963). Her work has influenced generations of writers and journalists, and her ability to capture the complexity of American society made her one of the most influential voices of the 20th century.
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Marina S. Wednesday, April 02, 2025
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Todavía no leí el libro, me lo compré para leerlo más adelante, pero no tengo dudas de que va a ser excelente, teniendo en cuenta lo bueno que es The Year of Magical Thinking. El libro llegó en excelentes condiciones, aunque demoró más de lo que orginalmente establecía la página. Me contacté para consultar al respecto y me dieron una nueva fecha de entrega, y me ofrecieron un descuento en la siguiente compra. Traté de ponerme en contacto para el descuento, pero nunca más me respondieron. Eh, you win some, you lose some, I guess. Igual me pareció que la relación precio/producto valió la pena.

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