Libra: Penguin Essentials by Don DeLillo (English) Paperback Book

Description: Libra by Don DeLillo Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, Friday, November 22, 1963. 12.30 pm. Shots ring out. A president dies. And a nation is plunged into psychosis. 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 differences from the mass of information after the assassination, Libra presents an unapologeticly provocative picture of America in the second half of the last century. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The gripping American classic, now a Penguin EssentialDealey 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. 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 * Promotional Reissue with a stunning new jacket of this classic DeLillo novel. Review Text An unparalleled trip into the heart of America Promotional "Headline" The gripping American classic, now a Penguin Essential Details ISBN024198453X Pages 464 Year 2018 ISBN-10 024198453X ISBN-13 9780241984536 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-06-07 Media Book Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Language English Series Penguin Essentials Short Title Libra Subtitle Penguin Essentials UK Release Date 2018-06-07 Author Don DeLillo Audience General NZ Release Date 2018-06-17 AU Release Date 2018-06-17 Alternative 9780141911854 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:117422338;

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