Daily Archives: November 25, 2022

Joan Didion and the Art of Motherhood

Posted on November 25, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Joan Didion was known for her confident, self-assured statements and the surgical precision with which she observed the world. The one adjective continually invoked of her writerly persona and her work was cool. When she passed recently, one of the … Continue reading →

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Octavio Paz: Political thought

Posted on November 25, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“… Originally, Paz supported the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, but after learning of the murder of one of his friends by the Stalinist secret police, he became gradually disillusioned. While in Paris in the early 1950s, influenced by … Continue reading →

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