Joan Didion has died at 87 : NPR
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When Didion started writing in the 1960s, she put a certain kind of voice on the page — neurotic, female — that hadn't been there before.
When Didion started writing in the 1960s, she put a certain kind of voice on the page — neurotic, female — that hadn't been there before.
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Joan Didion has died at 87 : NPR
Joan Didion, Who Perfectly Balanced Cool and Emotion, Dead at 87
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Joan Didion - Wikipedia
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Daily Brief: Joan Didion Dies At 87, Kim Potter Found Guilty - LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles
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Joan Didion, American journalist and author, dies at age 87, Joan Didion
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Author Joan Didion's Life And Work Is Illustrated In New Hammer Museum Exhibit
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Sorrowful 'Blue Nights': Didion Mourns Her Daughter
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Joan Didion's 'lost' commencement address, revealed
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Acclaimed author Joan Didion dead at age 87
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Hilton Als on Joan Didion
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