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The Names
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Author
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Don DeLillo.
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Publisher
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Picador
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Format
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paperback
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Product Dimensions
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7.75
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5.1
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ISBN
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9780330524865
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Pages/Publication Date
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406/2011
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Daedalus Item Code
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24029
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This item is not available.
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Description
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The seventh book from Don DeLillo, immediately preceding the National Book Award winner White Noise, this is an exotic and intricately constructed thriller set in Greece. An American risk analyst has been drawn there, seeking an explanation for a series of ritualistic assassinations that concern a mysterious language cult, and his quest for answers soon becomes an obsession. Along with a series of precise character studies, this "strange and wonderful and frightening" book (The New Yorker) explores the intersection of language and culture, the perception of America from both inside and outside its borders, and the impact that narration has on the facts of a story. DeLillo wonders how one copes with the fact that the act of articulation simultaneously defines and restricts access to the inner self.
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