Play It as It Lays: Book Guide, Author and Facts
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
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.
Quick facts about Play It as It Lays
- Title: Play It as It Lays
- Author: Joan Didion
- First published: 1970
- Genre: fiction, classics, literary fiction
- OpenLibrary ID: OL500177W
Where to read Play It as It Lays
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is Play It as It Lays about?
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 it
Who wrote Play It as It Lays?
Play It as It Lays was written by Joan Didion.
When was Play It as It Lays published?
Play It as It Lays was first published in 1970.
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