Description: Libra by Don DeLillo Reimagining the events and people surrounding the assassination of President John F Kennedy, this title concentrates on the lives of Lee Harvey Oswald, some rogue former spooks unhappy with Kennedys presidency, and Nicholas Branch, a CIA archivist, trying to make sense of or draw inferences from the mass of information after the assassination. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Reissue with a stunning new jacket of this classic DeLillo novelDealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Friday, November 22, 1963. 12.30 PM.Shots ring out. A president dies. And a nation is plunged into psychosis.Don DeLillos extraordinary Libra is a brilliant reimagining of the events and people surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Concentrating on the lives of Lee Harvey Oswald, some rogue former spooks unhappy with Kennedys presidency, and Nicholas Branch, a CIA archivist, trying to make sense of or draw inferences from the mass of information after the assassination, Libra presents an unapologeticly provocative picture of America in the second half of the last century. Notes Reissue with new cover design. Author Biography Don DeLillo was born and raised in New York City. He has written fifteen novels and three stage plays and has won many honours including the National Book Award for White Noise, the International Fiction Prize for Libra, the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for Mao II, the Jerusalem Prize, the Howells Medal for Underworld and the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction. Review An unparalleled trip into the heart of America * Observer *Wonderful * Guardian *Even with all the swirling contradictory data, this you feel is America, and the news starts here * Sunday Times *Monumental, DeLillo at his chilling best. Concentrates on the inner life of the people who shaped the Kennedy assassination. He constructs the very human faces behind a monstrous event, creating fiction which trespasses on reality * Time Out *An audacious blend of fiction and fact * The Times * Review Text An unparalleled trip into the heart of America Promotional "Headline" Reissue with a stunning new jacket of this classic DeLillo novel Details ISBN0141041994 Year 2011 ISBN-10 0141041994 ISBN-13 9780141041995 Media Book Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Short Title LIBRA DON DELILLO Language English Series Penguin Modern Classics Pages 464 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2011-09-29 Author Don DeLillo Publication Date 2011-09-29 Alternative 9780241984536 Audience General NZ Release Date 2011-11-14 AU Release Date 2011-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:36769480;
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ISBN: 9780141041995
Book Title: Libra
Item Height: 198mm
Item Width: 129mm
Author: Don DeLillo
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Thriller
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Historical
Item Weight: 319g
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
