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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.
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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White Noise is the eighth novel by Don DeLillo, published by Viking Press in 1985. It won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. [1] White Noise is a cornerstone example of postmodern literature. It is widely considered DeLillo's breakout work and brought him to the attention of a much larger audience.
Don DeLillo: Libra: Finalist Mary McGarry Morris: Vanished: Finalist J. F. Powers: Wheat That Springeth Green: Finalist Anne Tyler: Breathing Lessons: Finalist 1989 John Casey: Spartina: Winner [76] E. L. Doctorow: Billy Bathgate: Finalist Katherine Dunn: Geek Love: Finalist [77] Oscar Hijuelos: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: Finalist Amy ...
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Cosmopolis is the story of Eric Packer, a 28-year-old multi-billionaire and asset manager who makes an odyssey across midtown Manhattan to get a haircut. He drives around in a stretch limo, which is richly described as luxurious, spacious and highly technical, filled with television screens and computer monitors, bulletproofed and floored with Carrara marble.