The Year of Magical Thinking

The Year of Magical Thinking

The Year of Magical Thinking

The Year of Magical Thinking

The Year of Magical Thinking

Overview

“This happened on December 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago, but it won’t when it happens to you...”

In this dramatic adaptation of her award-winning, bestselling memoir, which The New York Times called “an indelible portrait of loss and grief... a haunting portrait of a four-decade-long marriage,” Joan Didion transforms the story of the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband and their only daughter into a stunning and powerful one-woman play.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Adaptations (Literature), Biography
  • Time Period: Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Cast Attributes: All Women, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Parts for Senior Actors
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Joan Didion

Born in California and a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Joan Didion (1934-2021) spent her adult life in New York and Los Angeles. Winner of the 2005 National Book Award, The Year of Magical Thinking is one of 13 books by Joan Didion. Her other books inc ...

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