We tell ourselves stories : Joan Didion and the American dream machine /

In this cultural biography, New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson examines Joan Didion's influence through the lens of American mythmaking. As a young girl, Didion was infatuated with John Wayne and his on-screen bravado, and was fascinated by her California pioneer ancestry and the infam...

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Main Author:	Wilkinson, Alissa (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2025]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Didion, Joan. Women authors, American > Biography. Authors, American > Biography. Women journalists > Biography. Women screenwriters > Biography. Women novelists > Biography. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Biography. Écrivains américains > Biographies. Femmes journalistes > Biographies. Femmes scénaristes > Biographies. Romancières > Biographies. Biographies.