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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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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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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.
The Kobo Libra Colour ($219.99) is an e-reader with a colorful display. The device has both black-and-white ink that mimics text on paper and a vivid color palette for book covers and illustrations.
Systems novel is a literary genre named by Tom LeClair in his 1987 book In the Loop: Don DeLillo and the Systems Novel, and explored further in LeClair's 1989 book, The Art of Excess: Mastery in Contemporary American Fiction. [1] LeClair used systems theory to critique novels by authors including Thomas Pynchon, William Gaddis and Ursula K. Le ...