Description
In this incisive collection of essays, a keen observer examines the fractured spirit of America during the late 1960s and its lingering aftermath. Moving among cultural icons, political movements, violent crimes, and the seemingly ordinary spaces of mass consumer life, the book reveals how a nation’s ideals and institutions were coming undone. Personal yet unsentimental, its reflections explore identity, alienation, media, power, and the difficulty of making coherent meaning from a chaotic age. With spare prose, psychological acuity, and precise reportage, it stands as a landmark of literary journalism and personal nonfiction.
Available Editions
paperback
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Nov 10, 2009
ISBN: 9780374532079
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Details
First Published
1979
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The White Album by Joan Didion.