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California Dreaming With Joan Didion
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Trapped in my apartment I pulled Joan’s books off the shelf. I wanted to learn again from her meticulous observation of detail, character and setting, and her great sense of irony.
Christopher Dickey
World News Editor
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Apr. 19 2020
5:30AM EDT
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