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Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion (1990, Trade Paperback)
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CLEAN COPY. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN READ. LIKE NEW. AI DESCRIPTION "Play It as It Lays" by Joan Didion is a first edition trade paperback published in 1990 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. The novel, with 213 pages, falls under the fiction genre and features the author's signature writing style. The book explores themes of nostalgia, memory, and the disillusionment of contemporary life, making it a captivating read for fans of Didion's literary work. With a compact size of 8.1 inches in length, 5.1 inches in width, and 1.1 inches in height, this new edition is a must-have for readers interested in a timeless exploration of human relationships and existential questions.
- Buy It NowPlay It as It Lays by Joan Didion: Like New. First Edition, 1990 (Noonday)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374521719
ISBN-139780374521714
eBay Product ID (ePID)132342
Product Key Features
Book TitlePlay It As It Lays
Number of Pages214 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1990
TopicGeneral
GenreFiction
AuthorJoan Didion
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"There hasn't been another American writer of Joan Didion's quality since Nathanel West . . . A terrifying book."--John Leonard, The New York Times "Simple, restrained, intelligent, well-structured, witty, irresistibly relentless, forthright in diction, and untainted by the sensational, Play It As It Lays is a book of outstanding literary quality."--Library Journal "[A] scathing novel, distilling venom in tiny drops, revealing devastation in a sneer and fear in a handful of atomic dust."--J. R. Frakes, Book World
Dewey Decimal814/.54
SynopsisA ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that blisters and haunts the reader. Set in a place beyond good and evil-literally in Hollywood, Las Vegas, and the barren wastes of the Mojave Desert, but figuratively in the landscape of an arid soul-it remains more than three decades after its original publication a profoundly disturbing novel, riveting in its exploration of a woman and a society in crisis and stunning in the still-startling intensity of its prose.
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- Mar 22, 2023
Excellent book by the amazing Joan Didion, RIP.
Seller was a joy to work with. Even wrapped book in lovely pink tissue paper. Was gift to dear friend. Didion's Play It As It Lays is a classic that I've read at least 6 times. Made great impact on me as a young writer in New York City. Exceptionally pleased!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 07, 2024
Posted as “good” but barely acceptable with underlining all over the place.
Posted as “good” but barely acceptable with underlining all over the place.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
