| Slouching Towards Bethlehem Contributor(s): Didion, Joan (Author), Keaton, Diane (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1491519142 ISBN-13: 9781491519141 Publisher: Brilliance Audio OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Social Science | Essays |
| Dewey: 814.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.4" W x 5.4" (0.39 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2013 Audie Award Nominee, Short Stories/Collections Universally acclaimed from the time it was first published in 1968, Slouching Towards Bethlehem has been admired for decades as a stylistic masterpiece. Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, The Family Stone) performs these classic essays, including the title piece, which will transport the listener back to a unique time and place: the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco during the neighborhood's heyday as a countercultural center. This is Joan Didion's first work of nonfiction, offering an incisive look at the mood of 1960s America and providing an essential portrait of the Californian counterculture. She explores the influences of John Wayne and Howard Hughes, and offers ruminations on the nature of good and evil in a Death Valley motel room. Taking its title from W. B. Yeats' poem "The Second Coming," the essays in Slouching Towards Bethlehem all reflect, in one way or another, that "the center cannot hold." Slouching Towards Bethlehem is part of Audible's A-List Collection, featuring the world's most celebrated actors narrating distinguished works of literature that each star had a hand in selecting. |
Contributor Bio(s): Didion, Joan: - Joan Didion's many books include The Year of Magical Thinking, for which she received the National Book Award. She lives in New York City. |