DeLillo, Don

(1936–; ) writer; born in New York City. He was briefly a New York advertising copywriter before becoming a professional fiction writer. Starting with his first novel, Americana (1971), his social satires are known for their precise language and pervasive sense of anomie and have earned him a reputation as a writer's writer. His books included Ratner's Star (1976), White Noise (1985, American Book Award), and Libra (1988).

References in periodicals archive

DeLillo, Don. "In the Ruins of the Future: Reflections on Terror and Loss in the Shadow of September." Harper's Magazine (2001.12.22.): 33-40.

Ethics of counter narrative in DeLillo's Falling Man

Nan Graham, Don Delillo, Don Graham, short for Don.

A POSTMODERN MOMENT WITH DON DELILLO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS[c]

DeLillo, Don. "The Day John Kennedy Died." Interview with

Playing the historical record: DeLillo's Libra and the Kennedy archive

DeLillo, Don."American Blood." Rolling Stone 8 Dec.

Secret agency: American individualism in Oswald's Tale and Libra

DeLillo, Don. "I Never Set Out to Write an Apocalyptic Novel." Interview with Caryn James.

The romantic metaphysics of Don DeLillo

DeLillo, Don. "American Blood." Rolling Stone 8 Dec.

Lee Harvey Oswald and the postmodern subject: history and intertextuality in Don DeLillo's 'Libra,' 'The Names,' and 'Mao II.'

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