Joan Didion dead: Writer, professor, and admirer on what made the
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I’ve taught her work for more than 25 years. It had a secret, one that’s more than a guide to me and my students.
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Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87
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Joan Didion - celebrated novelist who chronicled American culture
Joan Didion, writer who captured turbulent times, has died
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Joan Didion, 'New Journalist' Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies
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Joan Didion, famed American essayist and novelist, has died
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Joan Didion has died at 87 : NPR
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Joan Didion (1934 – 2021)
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On Self-Respect: Joan Didion's 1961 Essay from the Pages of Vogue
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Joan Didion, American journalist and author, dies at age 87
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