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  <name><![CDATA[Joan Didion]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Joan Didion was born in California and lives in New York City. She is the author of five novels and seven previous books of nonfiction.

Joan Didion’s &lt;i&gt;Where I Was From, Political Fictions, The Last Thing He Wanted, After Henry, Miami, Democracy, Salvador, A Book of Common Prayer&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Run River&lt;/i&gt; are available in Vintage paperback. ]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>Sacramento, California</hometown>  <born_at>12/05/1934</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Year of Magical Thinking]]></title>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joan Didion]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Play It As It Lays: A Novel]]></title>
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  <published>1970</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The White Album]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joan Didion]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Where I Was From]]></title>
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  <published>2003</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[A Book of Common Prayer]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joan Didion]]></name>
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  <published>1979</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joan Didion]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Democracy]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joan Didion]]></name>
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  <published>1984</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Salvador]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joan Didion]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.75</average_rating>
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  <published>1983</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Run River]]></title>
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  <published>1979</published>  
  
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