Political Fictions -- Joan Didion, Paperback

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - In these coolly observant essays, the iconic bestselling writer 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.

Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 08/27/2002
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.28w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780375718908

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 09/20/2002 pg. 99
People Weekly 10/06/2002 pg. 36

About the Author

Joan Didion was 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.