The Year of Magical Thinking
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The Year of Magical Thinking is Joan Didion’s acclaimed memoir that poignantly chronicles her grief and psychological unraveling following the sudden death of her husband.
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| The Year of Magical Thinking canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Joan Didion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Joan Didion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for Nonfiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describesEvent | death of John Gregory Dunne ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Joan Didion
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John Gregory Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Year of Magical Thinking (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family relationships
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marriage ⓘ memory ⓘ mental health ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coping with loss
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fragility of life ⓘ love and partnership ⓘ rationality versus magical thinking ⓘ uncertainty and control ⓘ |
| includedInList | New York Times bestsellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-1-4000-7809-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
bereavement
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death of spouse ⓘ grief ⓘ mourning ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of grief and mourning
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introspective narrative style ⓘ |
| pageCount | 227 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
California
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New York City ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 2003–2004 ⓘ |
| workChronology |
follows “Where I Was From”
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precedes “Blue Nights” ⓘ |
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