New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. First edition. 272 pp. 8vo. Original cloth, dust jacket. Fine. First edition. 272 pp. 8vo. First edition. Didion's novel set between Central America and California, her third , which Joyce Carol Oates, writing in the New York Times called, "an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time, a memorable voice, partly eulogistic, partly despairing; always in control.

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A Book of Common Prayer is a 1977 novel by Joan Didion. It is a story of both personal and political tragedy in the imaginary Central American country of "Boca Grande. " In 1983 Didion would publish Salvador, a book of essays on corruption and violence in El Salvador; the fiction and non-fiction reflect a similar perspective of rage and despair.

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Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 311610
Title: A Book of Common Prayer
Author: Didion, Joan
Format/Binding: 272 pp. 8vo
Book Condition: Used - Original cloth, dust jacket. Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: American | Women
Bookseller catalogs: Literature; Social Thought;

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