{"product_id":"let-me-tell-you-what-i-mean-paperback","title":"Let Me Tell You What I Mean - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST SELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFrom one of our most iconic and influential writers, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith a forward by Hilton Als, these twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000, never before gathered together, offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary figure. They showcase Joan Didion's incisive reporting, her empathetic gaze, and her role as \"an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, Didion touches on topics ranging from newspapers (\"the problem is not so much whether one trusts the news as to whether one finds it\"), to the fantasy of San Simeon, to not getting into Stanford. In \"Why I Write,\" Didion ponders the act of writing: \"I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means.\" From her admiration for Hemingway's sentences to her acknowledgment that Martha Stewart's story is one \"that has historically encouraged women in this country, even as it has threatened men,\" these essays are acutely and brilliantly observed. Each piece is classic Didion: incisive, bemused, and stunningly prescient.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOAN DIDION is the author of five novels, ten books of nonfiction, and a play. Her book, \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, won the National Book Award in 2005. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.2 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972560060723,"sku":"9780593396551","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QXExdzV6WTlMcnl4d3dHcWZZcGREQT09.webp?v=1794430388","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/let-me-tell-you-what-i-mean-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}