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Slouching Towards Bethlehem

by Joan Didion · 1968

Essays · ranked #1 in category

Sharp, cool essays on 1960s America; the book that set the standard for the personal essay.

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Essays
First published
1968 · 1960s
Author
Joan Didion
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