A ruthless and unflinching examination of American life in the late 1960s, from the author of The Year of Magical Thinking.
One thing in my defence, not that it matters: I know what ‘nothing’ means, and keep on playing
Somewhere out beyond Hollywood, hollowed-out actress Maria Wyeth’s life plays out in a numbing routine of perpetual freeway driving. In her early thirties, divorced from her husband, dislocated from friends, anesthetized to pain and pleasure, Wheth is a woman who has run out of both desires and motives – the epitome of a generation made ill by too much freedom.
More than five decades after its original publication, Play it as it Lays remains a profoundly disturbing novel that ruthlessly dissects American life in the late 1960s, from the author of The White Album and The Year of Magical Thinking.
Write a Review
Play It As It Lays 9780008706166 Paperback
There are no reviews for this product yet - be the first
- Authors:
- Didion, Joan
- Year Published:
- 2024
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780008706166
- Number of Pages:
- 300
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 23/05/2024
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Series:
- Collins Modern Classics
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- Fourth Estate Ltd
- SKU:
- 9780008706166