Democracy
(Book)

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Published
New York : Vintage International, 1995.
Format
Book
Edition
First Vintage international edition.
ISBN
9780679754855, 0679754857
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1130L
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Central Library - Adult Fiction - Main Level - Fiction AreaDIDION,JChecked OutApril 7, 2024

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Published
New York : Vintage International, 1995.
Edition
First Vintage international edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780679754855, 0679754857
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.2, 8 Points
Lexile measure
1130

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Description
Inez Victor knows that the major casualty of the political life is memory. But the people around Inez have made careers out of losing track. Her senator husband wants to forget the failure of his last bid for the presidency. Her husband's handler would like the press to forget that Inez's father is a murderer. And, in 1975, the year in which much of this bitterly funny novel is set, America is doing its best to lose track of its one-time client, the lethally hemorrhaging republic of South Vietnam. As conceived by Joan Didion, these personages and events constitute the terminal fallout of democracy, a fallout that also includes fact-finding junkets, senatorial groupies, the international arms market, and the Orwellian newspeak of the political class. Moving deftly from Honolulu to Jakarta, between romance, farce, and tragedy, Democracy is a tour de force from a writer who can dissect an entire society with a single phrase.
Target Audience
1130,Lexile
Target Audience
1130L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,7.2,8,8,76254
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.2,8,76254.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Didion, J. (1995). Democracy (First Vintage international edition.). Vintage International.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Didion, Joan. 1995. Democracy. Vintage International.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Didion, Joan. Democracy Vintage International, 1995.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Didion, Joan. Democracy First Vintage international edition., Vintage International, 1995.

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