The Title Strikes Back

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Don DeLillo published The Title Strikes Back in 1996, and it has since become one of the more widely recognised works of literary fiction from United States. The book's treatment of celebrity, violence, media, America accounts for much of its enduring reputation. Critics and institutions have consistently placed The Title Strikes Back among the notable works of its period. Among its recognitions: PEN/Faulkner Award 1996. Our aggregate score of 56/100 is compiled from 1 editorial sources that range from Nobel and Booker committees to leading literary journals. What distinguishes The Title Strikes Back is how it handles its central concerns — celebrity, violence, media, America — without reducing them to neat conclusions. The book invites close reading and holds up well to it. The Title Strikes Back reflects Don DeLillo's place in a wider literary tradition. The book's concerns resonate with United States's broader cultural preoccupations, even as they reach beyond any single national context.

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