"WE ALL PREFER THE MAGICAL EXPLANATION"
DIDION, Joan. The Last Thing He Wanted. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Octavo, original red paper boards, original dust jacket. $1100.
First edition of Didion's last novel, signed by her on the title page.
"Didion takes no prisoners on her topography, politics, and history, referencing as if it's all common knowledge, and she demands her reader's full attention, which is one reason some would find this book off-putting. But the writing is so immediate that it's incredibly rewarding once digested. It feels like she's grabbing the reader's wrists tight and forcing them to listen to the story" (Independent Review of Books).
Fine condition.