White Noise by Don DeLillo, Richard Powers (Introduction)
About The Book
A brilliant satire of mass culture and the numbing effects of technology, White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, a teacher of Hitler studies at a liberal arts college in Middle America. Jack and his fourth wife, Babette, bound by their love, fear of death, and four ultramodern offspring, navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. Then a lethal black chemical cloud, unleashed by an industrial accident, floats over their lives, an "airborne toxic event" that is a more urgent and visible version of the white noise engulfing the Gladneys—the radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, and TV murmurings that constitute the music of American magic and dread.
Review
America's greatest living writer., Observer
An extraordinarily funny book on a serious subject, effortlessly combining social comedy, disaster, fiction and philosophy . . . hilariously, and grimly, successful., Daily Telegraph
An astonishing novel . . . unforgettable . . . nearly every page crackles with memorable moments and perfectly turned phrases . . . dizzying, darkly beautiful fiction., Sunday Times
| Author | Don DeLillo |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Penguin Classics |
| Publication date | 2009 A.D |
| Language | English |
| Binding | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780143105985 |
| In the box | Main Unit |