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DeLillo has stated that Libra is not a nonfiction novel due to its inclusion of fictional characters and speculative plot elements. [1] Nevertheless, the broad outline of Oswald's life, including his teenage years in New York City, his military service, his use of the alias "Hidell", [2] and his defection to the Soviet Union are all historically accurate.
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EXCLUSIVE: Don DeLillo’s novel Libra, a speculative account of the plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy interwoven with the life story of his assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, is being adapted for ...
The volume, titled Don DeLillo: Three Novels of the 1980s, collects the three major works DeLillo published during the decade: The Names (1982), White Noise (1985), and Libra (1988). The volume also features two nonfiction essays by DeLillo: "American Blood", about the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Jack Ruby , and "Silhouette City ...
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Don DeLillo: Libra: Finalist [18] Pete Dexter: Paris Trout: J. F. Powers: Wheat That Springeth Green: Raymond Carver: Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories: 1989 E. L. Doctorow: Billy Bathgate: Winner [19] Jane Smiley: Ordinary Love & Good Will: Finalist [19] John Casey: Spartina: Amy Tan: The Joy Luck Club: Oscar Hijuelos: The Mambo ...
The story addresses roots of American pathology and introduces themes DeLillo expanded upon in The Names (1982), White Noise (1985), and Libra (1988). The first half of the novel can be viewed as a critique of the corporate world while the second half articulates the fears and dilemmas of contemporary American life.
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