2 Posts found for Author: Michiko Kakutani

In fact, one of the recurrent themes in all [Joan] Didion’s books, both fiction and nonfiction, is Americans’ penchant for reinventing themselves, their belief in fresh starts and second acts — a faith, on the one hand, that helped settle this country and fueled the American dream, and yet, on the other, has resulted in rootlessness and anomie, the discarding of personal and public history. … [ Read more ]

Author: Michiko Kakutani | Source: The New York Times | Subjects: America, International, Life & Society, Politics & Public Policy

Our political process not only spurns consensus but also works by “turning the angers and fears and energy of the few” against “the rest of the country.”

Authors: Joan Didion, Michiko Kakutani | Source: The New York Times | Subjects: America, International, Politics & Public Policy