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White Noise

by Don DeLillo, Mark Osteen
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White Noise
White Noise

Dissection of modern life's noise and fears.

If you're into narratives that explore the oddities of contemporary society with a blend of sharp wit and deep insight, "White Noise" will resonate with you. DeLillo offers a story that is both humorous and unsettling, dealing with themes like consumerism and existential dread. It's a book that will leave you pondering long after the last page.

  • National Book Award for Fiction (1985)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1985)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

White Noise

by Don DeLillo, Mark Osteen
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ISBN: 9780140274981
Authors: Don DeLillo, Mark Osteen
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 1998-12-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Literary Criticism, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.86
(rated by 113891 readers)

Description

Winner of the National Book Award in 1985, White Noise is the story of Jack and Babette and their children from their six or so various marriages. They live in a college town where Jack is Professor of Hitler Studies (and conceals the fact that he does not speak a word of German), and Babette teaches posture and volunteers by reading from the tabloids to a group of elderly shut-ins. They are happy enough until a deadly toxic accident and Babette's addiction to an experimental drug make Jake question everything. White Noise is considered a postmodern classic and its unfolding of themes of consumerism, family and divorce, and technology as a deadly threat have attracted the attention of literary scholars since its publication. This edition, prepared by scholar Mark Osteen, contains the entire text along with an extensive critical apparatus, including a critical introduction, selected essays on the author, the work and its themes, reviews, a chronology of DeLillo's life and work, a list of discussion topics, and a selected bibliography.
 

Dissection of modern life's noise and fears.

If you're into narratives that explore the oddities of contemporary society with a blend of sharp wit and deep insight, "White Noise" will resonate with you. DeLillo offers a story that is both humorous and unsettling, dealing with themes like consumerism and existential dread. It's a book that will leave you pondering long after the last page.

  • National Book Award for Fiction (1985)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1985)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.