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Play It as It Lays is a 1970 novel by American writer Joan Didion. Time magazine included the novel in its list of the "100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005". The novel has been credited for helping define modern American Fiction and has been described as an "instant classic".
- Joan Didion
- 1970
Jan 1, 2001 · Play It As It Lays. Joan Didion. 3.92. 70,054 ratings7,990 reviews. A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that blisters and haunts the reader.
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Play It as It Lays is a 1972 American drama film directed by Frank Perry from a screenplay by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Didion. The film stars Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins, who previously starred together in the 1968 film Pretty Poison.
A novel about Maria Wyeth, a Hollywood actress who suffers a nervous breakdown and has an abortion. The novel explores her relationships with men, her daughter, and herself in 1960s Los Angeles.
Jun 7, 1973 · A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium. The film, based on Joan Didion's novel, features Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins and Tammy Grimes in a bleak portrayal of existential despair.
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- Drama
- Frank Perry
- 1973-06-07
A classic of American literature, Play It As It Lays depicts the alienation and despair of a Hollywood actress and her lover. Set in the bleak landscapes of California, the novel explores the themes of identity, morality, and society in the late 1960s.
LitCharts offers a comprehensive guide to Joan Didion's novel Play It As It Lays, published in 1970. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
