Description
In this darkly comic masterpiece, Don DeLillo plunges into the anxieties of modern life through the eyes of Jack Gladney, a Hitler studies professor grappling with existential dread. As an airborne toxic event blankets his town, Jack and his family confront the pervasive fear of death, seeking solace in consumerism, experimental drugs, and the "white noise" of media and misinformation. The novel brilliantly satirizes a society obsessed with avoiding mortality, exploring themes of technology, family, and the search for meaning in a world saturated with manufactured realities. DeLillo's signature style, a blend of sharp wit and profound observation, makes this a prescient exploration of the anxieties that continue to define our age.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Classics
Published Oct 18, 2016
320 pages
ISBN: 9780143129554
paperback
Penguin
Published Jan 1, 1999
324 pages
ISBN: 9780140283303
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Details
First Published
1985
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for White Noise by Don DeLillo.