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Joan Didion - Wikipedia
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Joan Didion, 'New Journalist' Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87 - The New York Times
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Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87
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Acclaimed author Joan Didion dead at age 87
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Joan Didion, legendary American writer, dead at 87
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Joan Didion dead: Provocative author and essayist was 87 - Chicago Sun-Times
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The Radicalization of Joan Didion
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Photos: Joan Didion, masterful essayist, novelist and screenwriter, dies at 87
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Joan Didion, 'New Journalist' Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87 - The New York Times
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Essayist Joan Didion dies at 87 The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source
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Had a seismic impact': Tributes for literary icon Joan Didion, dead at 87