The Year of Magical Thinking
2005 book and 2007 play by Joan Didion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Year of Magical Thinking (2005), by Joan Didion (1934–2021), is an account of the year following the death of the author's husband John Gregory Dunne (1932–2003). Published by Knopf in October 2005, The Year of Magical Thinking was immediately acclaimed as a classic book about mourning. It won the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction[1] and was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award[2] and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[3] In 2024, The New York Times Book Review ranked The Year of Magical Thinking as the 12th best book of the 21st century.[4]
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Author | Joan Didion |
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Language | English |
Genre | Memoir |
Published | 2005 Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
Pages | 240 |
ISBN | 1-4000-4314-X |
OCLC | 58563131 |
813/.54 B 22 | |
LC Class | PS3554.I33 Z63 2005 |
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