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Who were Joan Didion and Eve Babitz?

Joan Didion and Eve Babitz were iconic mid-century California writers and "creative frenemies" who both captured the L.A. zeitgeist, though from opposite poles. Didion was known for a cool, detached, and controlled style, while Babitz was raw, confessional, and bohemian.

Joan and Eve

This is Joan Didion and Eve Babitz

Joan Didion

Joan Didion with her typewriter

Joan and Eve

Joan and Eve

Eve Babitz

Eve Babitz in the photobooth

Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne

Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne

Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp

Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp