Literary Fiction· United States
White Noise
by Don DeLilloAggregate Editorial Score60/100
★National Book Award
Published 1985326 pagesEnglish
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White Noise by Don DeLillo is a landmark work of literary fiction, first published in 1985. Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler Studies at a Midwestern liberal arts college, contends with the fear of death—his own and his wife's, who is taking an experimental drug—amid a 'toxic airborne event' and the white noise of consumer culture. DeLillo's National Book Award winner is the supreme postmodern American novel. Themes of death, consumerism, media run through the work. The book has received recognition from National Book Award 1985.
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📖 Literary Fiction
Character-driven fiction that prioritises style, theme, and psychological depth.
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This book is part of United States's rich literary tradition.
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