Don DeLillo

Jan 19, 2025 | fivebooks.com | Don DeLillo |Thomas Pynchon |William T. Vollmann |Richard Wright

recommended by Bernard T. Joy An exploration of the history of the United States may require novels that are challenging to read but offer the reward of really making you think about a complex subject. Literary scholar Bernard T. Joy talks us through five novels that explore U.S. history, from colonial times to the end of the 20th century. You’ve chosen five novels about the history of the United States. Can you explain what you mean by that, and what kind of books you were looking for?

Nov 20, 2024 | orlandosentinel.com | Don DeLillo

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 20, the 325th day of 2024. There are 41 days left in the year. Today in history:On Nov. 20, 1947, Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey. Also on this date:In 1910, Francisco Madero led a revolt against Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, marking the beginning of the decade-long Mexican Revolution. In 1945, 22 former Nazi officials went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.

Jul 17, 2024 | toledofreepress.com | Erin Holden |Don DeLillo

PERRYSBURG – Riley Svendson enters the home of her friend and future sister-in-law, Beth, expecting to pick up her bridesmaid dress and be on her way. Though everything looks normal, even idyllic in a very Midwest Living kind of way, Riley’s sister-in-law is nowhere to be found. As she continues to look around the property, a sick feeling comes over her as she finds signs of foul play.

Jul 15, 2024 | rollingstone.com | Don DeLillo

July 15, 2024 A Dallas policeman holds up the rifle used to kill President John F Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald has been charged with the murder.

Mar 6, 2024 | betterreadthandeadbooks.com | Don DeLillo

New York: Viking Penguin Inc., 1985. Jacket Design by Neil Stuart. First Edition. Hardcover octavo, silver stamped titling to quarter white cloth over gray boards, 326 pp. Beautiful First Edition of DeLillo's most enduring and best known novel, widely considered to be his masterpiece. Near Fine, foxing to top of text block, toning to edges of boards, trace soiling, trifle edgeworn. Sound binding and bright, clean leaves. / Near Fine unclipped jacket, trifle toned and edgeworn, else fine.