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White Noise (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) (original 1985; edition 1999)

by Don DeLillo (Author)

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Classic Literature. Fiction. Literature. HTML:Now a Netflix film!
Winner of the National Book Award, White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultra�modern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an "airborne toxic event," a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the "white noise" engulfing the Gladneys�radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings�pulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.… (more)

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813.54Literature › English (North America) › American fiction › 20th Century › 1945-1999

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PS3554.E4425Language and Literature › American literature › American literature › Individual authors › 1961-

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