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White Noise - Picador Collection
White Noise - Picador Collection
paperback
Published:
17 February, 2022
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Description
Now a major Netflix film from Noah Baumbach, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig.
'An extraordinarily funny book on a serious subject, effortlessly combining social comedy, disaster, fiction and philosophy' – The Daily Telegraph
Jack Gladney is the creator and chairman of Hitler studies at the College-on-the-Hill. This is the story of his absurd life. A life that is going well enough, until a chemical spill from a train carriage releases an ‘Airborne Toxic Event’ and Jack is forced to confront his biggest fear – his own mortality.
White Noise is a combination of social satire and metaphysical dilemma in which Don DeLillo exposes our rampant consumerism, media saturation and novelty intellectualism. It captures the particular strangeness of life lived when the fear of death cannot be denied or repressed, and ponders the role of the family in a time when the very meaning of our existence is under threat.
‘America’s greatest living writer.’ – The Observer
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Prizes
Winner of National Book Awards Fiction 1985 (Australia)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781529077261 |
| ISBN10 | 1529077265 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 264 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 199 x 23 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
America's greatest living writer. * The Observer *
An extraordinarily funny book on a serious subject, effortlessly combining social comedy, disaster, fiction and philosophy . . . hilariously, and grimly, successful. * The Daily Telegraph *
An astonishing novel . . . unforgettable . . . nearly every page crackles with memorable moments and perfectly turned phrases . . . dizzying, darkly beautiful fiction. * The Sunday Times *
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Author's Bio
Don DeLillo is the acclaimed author of bestselling novels and plays. His work includes White Noise, Libra and Underworld. He has won the National Book Award, the Jerusalem Prize and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize.