Don DeLillo

Un texto clave del autor que mejor ha sabido radiografiar la historia norteamericana reciente, cuando se cumplen 20 a os del 11-S. Escrito con una fuerza y una urgencia que se mantienen intactas veinte a os despu s, este texto contiene una breve e intensa reflexi n sobre el atentado ocurrido el 11 de septiembre contra las Torres Gemelas que es extraordinariamente v vida y por momentos escalofriante. DeLillo combina en este texto la emotividad de los hechos con la descripci n del dolor de las v ctimas. Documento valios simo sobre uno de los episodios m s terribles de la historia reciente que es, al mismo tiempo, una pieza de un valor literario extraordinario que, con valent a y delicadeza, analiza el atentado como s ntoma de una enfermedad religiosa, tecnol gica, moral y econ mica: la guerra entre el pasado y el futuro. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA key text from the author who has best captured the recent history of the United States, as we mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Written with a force and urgency that remain intact twenty years later, this text contains a brief and intense reflection on the September 11 attack on the Twin Towers that is extraordinarily vivid and at times chilling. In this text, DeLillo combines the emotionality of the events with the description of the victims' pain. It is an invaluable document about one of the most terrible episodes in recent history, which is, at the same time, a piece of extraordinary literary value that, with courage and delicacy, analyzes the attack as a symptom of a religious, technological, moral, and economic illness: the war between the past and the future.

The definitive edition of a modern master continues with 2 mid-career masterpieces, published here with new prefaces from the author This second volume in the Library of America DeLillo edition collects two extraordinary novels he published in the 1990s, the peak of his career. In the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning Mao II (1991), the celebrated novelist Bill Gray has withdrawn into seclusion, his everyday affairs managed by a pair of assistants. And yet within the protective solitude he has built for himself he still finds himself struggling--with pills and with a novel he can't manage to complete. A visit from a Swedish photographer who specializes in author portraits spurs him to shake off his world-weariness, and soon the reclusive writer is embarked on an unlikely journey to help broker the release of a poet held hostage by terrorists in Beirut. Mao II, writes the critic Sven Birkerts, is "DeLillo's strongest statement yet about the crisis of crises. Namely, that we are living in the last violet twilight of the individual, and that 'the future belongs to crowds.'" Underworld (1997), DeLillo's magnum opus and a book that ranks among the greatest of twentieth-century novels, is a sprawling, ambitious, and moving panorama of the postwar American experience. It begins with a tour de force re-imagination of one of the great moments in sports: the decisive pennant game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds in 1951, culminating in the now legendary "shot heard 'round the world" home run by Bobby Thomson. In DeLillo's hands the excitement of the game is juxtaposed with something far more momentous, the announcement of the Soviets' first atomic test--a coincidence that initiates a kaleidoscopic saga that is woven across more than four decades, shuttling back and forth through time and mixing fictional characters with historical figures such as Lenny Bruce and J. Edgar Hoover. The novel is at once a profound meditation on our contemporary condition and a deeply personal book for its author, drawing poignantly on his memories of growing up in the Bronx. "All of DeLillo is in Underworld," writes Harold Bloom. "DeLillo's sense of America, in the second half of the twentieth century, is achieved perfectly." Here is the ultimate gift for DeLillo fans and perfect introduction for readers interested in discovering or rediscovering a great American writer.

A troubling satire of the romantic myth of stardom and the empty heart of rock and roll, more relevant than ever in our celebrity-obsessed times.

A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss, and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself.

A rich parody of the parallels between the jargon of football and the jargon of battle - and a touch of cold-war existentialism - makes this powerful novel as hilarious as it is relevant.

An epic novel combining fiction and history in a collaboration that encompasses fifty years of American history.

Reclusive writer Bill Gray escapes his failed novel into a world of political violence.

A definitive edition of a modern master: three essential works that reveal his incomparable style, dark humor, and uncanny sensitivity to the complexities of "living in dangerous times" Includes White Noise, now a major motion picture starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig This first volume in the Library of America Don DeLillo edition presents three indispensable novels from the 1980s, published here with new prefaces from the author. The Names (1982) was DeLillo's breakthrough novel, a book that, as he reflects here, spanned a "broader expanse" than his earlier novels. James Axton, a "risk analyst" tasked with assessing dangers for his corporate clients from terrorism and other forms of political upheaval, uncovers evidence of ritual murders committed by a cult obsessed with ancient languages. The investigations of these crimes yields a profound series of meditations on identity, disconnection, and the nature of language itself. Part campus satire, part midlife character study, and part fever dream of a hyperreality that has become uncannily familiar, the National Book Award-winning White Noise (1985) creates a terrifying yet wickedly funny portrait of a postmodern America that is still recognizably ours, a world where children chant brand names in their sleep, university professors "read nothing but cereal boxes," and "you are the sum of your data." Three years in the research and writing, Libra (1988) offers a magnificent counter-history of the JFK assassination and a nuanced portrait of the president's murderer. DeLillo has observed that "the novel, working within history, is also outside it, correcting, clearing up, finding balances and rhythms." The result is a revelatory new depiction of a defining event in twentieth-century history. Rounding out the volume are two hard-to-find essays directly related to the novels: "American Blood," the 1983 Rolling Stone article that was DeLillo's first effort to grapple with the JFK assassination and the welter of information and speculation the events of the killing and Oswald's own murder by Jack Ruby; and "Silhouette City," an assessment of extremist right-wing groups and the troubling presence of neo-Nazism in the United States.

Valkoinen kohina palkittiin ilmestyessään Yhdysvalloissa vuoden parhaana romaanina. Jack Gladney opettaa natsismin historiaa pienessä collegessa Yhdysvaltain sisäosissa. Hän kärsii kuolemanpelosta ja yrittää siksi elää mahdollisimman hiljaista ja tapauksetonta elämää, koska uskoo siten voivansa välttää kuoleman. Lohtunaan hänellä on vaimo Babette ja kummankin edellisistä avioliitoista periytyneet lapset. He viettävät kotoista perhe-elämää, jonka kohokohtia ovat ostosmatkat supermarkettiin. Mutta sitten Jackin pelko konkretisoituu, kun ilmoille pääsee myrkyllinen kaasupilvi. Ohjeiden mukaan Gladneyt pakenevat sitä evakuointikeskukseen. Tämän pakoretken aikana selviää, kuinka vähäiset ovat ihmisen puolustuskeinot kuolemanpelkoa vastaan. Tieteen hienot saavutukset eivät lohduta – yhtä hyvin voisi etsiä pelastusta ufoista tai henkiparannuksesta. Klassikon aseman saavuttanut teos nyt myös Netflix-elokuvana!

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' – Daily TelegraphJack 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.’ – ObserverPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

Kun maailma seisahtuu Suuren amerikkalaisen kirjailijan pieni mutta painava romaani Hiljaisuus vie hetkeen, jota kenties eniten pelkäämme: maailmaan, josta teknologiset yhteydet katoavat. Mitä meistä jää silloin jäljelle? Pariskunta, Jim ja Tessa, on palaamassa Euroopasta Amerikkaan, kun lentokone joutuu tekemään hätälaskun teknologisen häiriön takia. He selviytyvät ja jatkavat ystävien luo katsomaan Super Bowl -tapahtumaa, mutta yhteydet lakkaavat toimimasta. Ei televisiota, ei internetiä, ei sosiaalista mediaa. Ei tietoa siitä, mitä maailmassa on tapahtumassa. Vain ihmisiä, jotka ovat eksyksissä ilman jatkuvaa digitaalista yhteyttä ja sen luomaa etäisyyttä ihmisyyteen. Don DeLillon tarkkanäköinen, melankolinen dystopia osuu suoraan pelkojemme ytimeen.

'An apocalyptic novel for our times' – Guardian'Horrifyingly resonant' – ObserverSuperbowl Sunday, 2022. A couple wait in their Manhattan apartment for their final dinner guests to arrive. The game is about it start. The missing guests' flight from Paris should have landed by now. Suddenly, screens go blank. Phones are dead. Is this the end of civilization? All anybody can do is wait. From one of America’s greatest writers, The Silence is a timely and compelling novel about what happens when an unpredictable crisis strikes.'The Silence is Don DeLillo distilled . . . a straight shot of the good stuff' – Spectator

En Super Bowl-søndag i nær fremtid skal fem mennesker mødes for at se kampen i en lejlighed på Manhattan. En pensioneret fysikprofessor og hendes mand samt en af hendes tidligere elever er der allerede. De venter på et par der er på vej med fly fra Paris – en flyrejse der viser sig at blive meget dramatisk. Pludselig bliver alle digitale forbindelser afbrudt, der er sort skærm på både TV og mobiltelefoner. Der må være sket en katastrofe, men ingen kender omfanget af den, eller ved hvad der er sket. Mens vennerne venter taler de sammen – om sorte huller og Einsteins relativitetsteori, om mærket på en yndlingswhisky og et observatorium i det nordlige Chile. I virkelighedentaler de om hvad det vil sige at være menneske. Med et nyskrevet essay om verden anno 2021: MANDEN VED VINDUET (dateret april 2021), der bringes som efterord.

From the National Book Award-winning author of Underworld, a "daring...provocative...exquisite" (The Washington Post) novel about five people gathered together in a Manhattan apartment, in the midst of a catastrophic event. It is Super Bowl Sunday in the year 2022. Five people, dinner, an apartment on the east side of Manhattan. The retired physics professor and her husband and her former student waiting for the couple who will join them from what becomes a dramatic flight from Paris. The conversation ranges from a survey telescope in North-central Chile to a favorite brand of bourbon to Einstein's 1912 Manuscript on the Special Theory of Relativity. Then something happens and the digital connections that have transformed our lives are severed. What follows is a "brilliant and astonishing...masterpiece" (Chicago Tribune) about what makes us human. Don DeLillo completed this novel just weeks before the advent of the Covid pandemic. His language, the dazzle of his sentences offer a kind of solace in our bewildering world. "DeLillo's shrewd, darkly comic observations about the extravagance and alienation of contemporary life can still slice like a scalpel" (Entertainment Weekly). "In this wry and cutting meditation on collective loss, a rupture severs us, suddenly, from everything we've come to rely on. The Silence seems to absorb DeLillo's entire body of work and sand it into stone or crystal." --Rachel Kushner

The second novel by Don DeLillo, author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and The Silence. At Logos College in West Texas, huge young men, vacuum-packed into shoulder pads and shiny helmets, play football with intense passion. During an uncharacteristic winning season, the perplexed and distracted running back Gary Harkness has periodic fits of nuclear glee; he is fueled and shielded by his fear of and fascination with nuclear conflict. Among oddly afflicted and recognizable players, the terminologies of football and nuclear war--the language of end zones--become interchangeable, and their meaning deteriorates as the collegiate year runs its course. In this triumphantly funny, deeply searching novel, Don DeLillo explores the metaphor of football as war with rich, original zeal.

Det är en söndag 2022, och på Manhattan gör man sig redo för att se Super Bowl när all digital kommunikation plötsligt bryts. I en lägenhet möts fem människor som fyller tystnaden med ett samtal som rör sig in mot existensens innersta rum: Vilka är vi egentligen när bruset försvinner? Vad innebär det att vara människa i en värld som vår? Tystnaden skrevs innan Covid-19 tog över världen, men dess handling speglar på ett spöklikt sätt vår tids undantagstillstånd. Frågorna den ställer, däremot, är tidlösa.