Joan Didion
1934 – 2021 · b. Sacramento · d. Manhattan
United States
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Biography
Joan Didion was an American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe.
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Awards
- California Hall of Fame (2014)No list
- National Medal of Arts (2013)No list
- National Humanities Medal (2012)No list
- National Book Award (2007)
- Prix Médicis essai (2007)No list
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2005)No list
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals (2005)No list
- St. Louis Literary Award (2002)No list
Notable Works
- The Year of Magical Thinking
- Play It as It Lays
- Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Spouse
- John Gregory Dunne (1964–2003)
Education
- University of California, Berkeley — Bachelor of Arts
- C. K. McClatchy High School
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