After Henry

essays by Didion

Also known as: “Sentimental Journeys”

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After Henry is a collection of essays by Joan Didion, published in 1992. The essays explore the inner decay of the American establishment and were also published as Sentimental Journeys. Didion was an American novelist and essayist known for her lucid prose and sharp observations on social unrest and psychological fragmentation. She was a prominent figure in New Journalism, a literary movement that expanded the boundaries of traditional journalism. Her work often examined the cultural and political landscape of California, as well as personal experiences with grief and loss.12

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Joan Didion
Journalism, Play It as It Lays, screenplays, and memoirs
…the essays constituting the volume After Henry (1992; also published as Sentimental Journeys). Her essays on U.S. politics, including the presidential election of 2000, were collected in Political Fictions (2001). In 2002 the collection won a George Polk Award, which honors excellence in investigative journalism.
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…the essays constituting the volume After Henry (1992; also published as Sentimental Journeys). Her essays on U.S. politics, including the presidential election of 2000, were collected in Political Fictions (2001). In 2002 the collection won a George Polk Award, which honors excellence in investigative journalism.
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