Los Angeles Notebook
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"Los Angeles Notebook" is a celebrated essay by Joan Didion that offers a sharp, atmospheric portrait of Los Angeles through reflections on its climate, culture, and underlying sense of unease.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Notebook canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Joan Didion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Joan Didion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary essay
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | perceptions of Los Angeles in American literature ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Los Angeles climate
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Los Angeles culture ⓘ Santa Ana winds NERFINISHED ⓘ myth of California ⓘ psychological effects of weather ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Journalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association of weather with social tension
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evocative description of Los Angeles atmosphere ⓘ |
| partOf | Joan Didion essays on California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| style |
fragmented structure
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lyrical ⓘ reportorial ⓘ |
| theme |
California culture
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climate ⓘ dislocation ⓘ social unease ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| tone |
atmospheric
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observational ⓘ uneasy ⓘ |
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Subject: Los Angeles Notebook Description of subject: "Los Angeles Notebook" is a celebrated essay by Joan Didion that offers a sharp, atmospheric portrait of Los Angeles through reflections on its climate, culture, and underlying sense of unease.
Referenced by (1)
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