About this episode

John and Ben discuss Joan Didion's 'Play It As It Lays' and its themes related to California and literature.

John and Ben cruise down the California highway to the end of this season of The Infinite Library as they read Joan Didion's "Play It As It Lays". Topics of conversation include the portrayal of California in literature, mimesis, and Didion's place as a literary "cool girl". As always, we hope that you enjoy the conversation!

People in this episode

Hosts: John Hagele, Ben

Topics covered

• California in literature
• mimesis
• Joan Didion
• literary analysis
• cool girl trope

Keywords

• Joan Didion
• Play It As It Lays
• California
• literature
• mimesis
• cool girl
• literary analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Play It As It Lays

Places: California

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