Democracy (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joan Didion
- First Published: 1984
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Political
- Time of Work: Mid-1970’s
- Setting: Hawaii and Southeast Asia
- Principal Characters: Inez Christian Victor, Harry Victor, Jessica Victor, Adlai Victor, Jack Lovett, Paul Christian, Janet Christian Zeigler, Dwight Christian, Billy Dillon, Joan Didion
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Political fiction, Metafiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, Politics, Murder or homicide, Marriage, Alienation, Vietnam War, Adultery, Death or dying, Politicians, Lifestyles, Southeast Asia
- Locales: Saigon, Vietnam, Honolulu, HI, Southeast Asia
The Story:
Inez Victor, the daughter of a once-prominent Hawaiian family and the wife of a senator, was disillusioned with her life in the political limelight. Alienated from her husband, she once again met with Jack Lovett, a man with whom she had had a brief affair as a teen. Inez and Jack, a mysterious “information specialist” working unofficially for the U.S. government, had been meeting by chance in political circles for more than twenty years.
The year had been difficult for Inez. Her husband, Harry, took the family to Jakarta on a mission to ascertain if human...
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