Joan Didion: Quick Facts

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Born	December 5, 1934 • Sacramento • California
Died	December 23, 2021 (aged 87) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	National Book Award (2005)
Notable Works	“A Book of Common Prayer” • “After Henry” • “Blue Nights” • “Democracy” • “Let Me Tell You What I Mean” • “Miami” • “Play It as It Lays” • “Run River” • “Salvador” • “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” • “South and West” • “The Last Thing He Wanted” • “The White Album” • “The Year of Magical Thinking” • “The Year of Magical Thinking” • “Where I Was From”
Notable Family Members	spouse John Gregory Dunne