White Noise by Don DeLillo
The novel is a postmodern exploration of death and consumerism in the United States. It follows a year in the life of Jack Gladney, a professor who has made his name by pioneering the field of Hitler Studies at a small liberal arts college in Middle America. Jack and his fourth wife, Babette, are afraid of death and are obsessed with finding a cure for their fear. Their lives are disrupted by an airborne toxic event, which forces them to confront their mortality and the toxic effects of modern life.
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- Published
- 1985
- Nationality
- American
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- Pages
- 300-400
- Original Language
- English
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- Hvid Støj
- Rumore Bianco
- Ruído Branco
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- 89th on 4chan’s Literature Board’s Aggregate Top 100 Books for the Decade 2014 - 2024 (Reddit)
- 128th on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 147th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
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- National Book Award - Fiction (National Book Foundation)
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