joan didion

Thân thiện

Joan Didion sits at her typewriter, thinking.

Definition

Proper noun: * Joan Didion: An American writer and journalist, born in 1934, known for her distinctive literary style, incisive essays, novels, and memoirs that critically examine American culture, politics, and personal disintegration.

Usage

• Proper noun:
  • Joan Didion is considered a central figure in New Journalism.
  • The essay collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem is a seminal work by Joan Didion.
  • Many writers cite Joan Didion as a major influence on their prose.

Advanced Usage

• "Didionesque" (adj): Characteristic of or resembling the style, themes, or tone of Joan Didion's writing, often marked by cool detachment, precision, irony, and an exploration of chaos and fragmentation.
  • The article's dissection of the festival's underlying anxiety was truly Didionesque.

Variants and Related Words

• Didion, Joan (n): The full name of the writer.
• Didionesque (adj): Pertaining to the style of Joan Didion.

Synonyms

• Essayist: A writer of essays.
• Journalist: A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites.
• Author: A writer of a book, article, or report.

Related Phrases

• New Journalism: A style of news writing and journalism, developed in the 1960s and 1970s, that uses literary techniques unconventional at the time. Joan Didion is frequently associated with this movement.

Học thuật

Noun

1. United States writer (born in 1934)

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