The Irreconcilable Versions of J.D. Vance in ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Even before the Republican vice-presidential nominee aligned himself with Donald Trump, contradiction was central to his rags-to-riches biography.

What to Know About ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ Film Based on JD Vance’s Memoir The 2020 film generally follows the book about the Republican vice presidential nominee’s formative years. But there are significant differences.

Hillbilly Elegy Edited for J. D. Vance’s Vice Presidential Campaign “‘I am not a senator, a governor or a former cabinet secretary,’ J.D. Vance wrote on the first page of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ by way of establishing his regular-guy bona fides. That was all true in 2016, when Vance was a former Marine and Yale Law School graduate with ‘a nice job, a happy marriage, a comfortable home and two lively dogs.’ His memoir…

What “Hillbilly Elegy” Tells Us About J.D. Vance and the 2024 Election Our critic traces J.D. Vance’s shift from bootstrap memoirist to vice-presidential candidate.