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    Joan Didion

    The Year of Magical Thinking (Knopf) How does a writer handle personal tragedy? Joan Didion explores the possibility that writing about her husband's death and her daughter's illness was an essential activity, enabling her to both grieve and mourn.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Jan 26, 2006 • 30m Listen

    The Year of Magical Thinking

    (Knopf)

    How does a writer handle personal tragedy? In this conversation, Joan Didion explores the possibility that writing about her husband's death and her daughter's illness was an essential activity, enabling her to both grieve and mourn.

    Read an excerpt from the book.

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