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Joan Didion

American writer (1934-2021).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1979—2006

Recognition span

Author in the index

Joan Didion has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1979 and 2006. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Awards2

George Polk Awards1

National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Memoir & Autobiography1

Politics & Government1

Society & Culture1

Indexed works

Books by Joan Didion

3 books · sorted by recognition

The Year of Magical ThinkingMemoir & Autobiography200514 pts The White AlbumSociety & Culture19798 pts Political FictionsPolitics & Government—4 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
2005	The Year of Magical Thinking	Memoir & Autobiography	14	1	2	Random House
1979	The White Album	Society & Culture	8	0	2	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
—	Political Fictions	Politics & Government	4	1	1	Unknown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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