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We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine

By Alissa Wilkinson
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By Alissa Wilkinson
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"Sharp, elegant and eye-opening . . . a crucial toolbox for understanding both Joan Didion and Hollywood." -Emily Nussbaum

Joan Didion opened The White Album (1979) with what would become one of the most iconic lines in American literature: "We tell ourselves stories in order to live." Today, this phrase is deployed inspirationally, printed on T...

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