Don DeLillo's White Noise A Reader's Guide

by Orr, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780826414748
• ISBN10: 0826414745
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-10
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

A critical examination of "White Noise" by Don Delillo, this title forms part of a series that aims to provide accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to give a thorough and readable analysis of each of the novels in question.The books in the series all follow the same five-part structure: a short biography of the novelist; a full-length study of the novel, drawing out the most important themes and ideas; a summary of how the novel was received when it was first published; a summary of the novel's standing today, including any film or television adaptations; and a helpful list of discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and useful websites.

Table of Contents

The Novelist	7	(13)
The Novel	20	(51)
The Novel's Reception	71	(2)
The Novel's Performance	73	(4)
Further Reading and Discussion Questions	77