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Learn to COOK - White Noise: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical Library)
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Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780140274981
ISBN: 0140274987
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: 1998-12-01
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Winner of the National Book Award in 1985, White Noise is the story of Jack and Babette and their children from their six or so various marriages. They live in a college town where Jack is Professor of Hitler Studies (and conceals the fact that he does not speak a word of German), and Babette teaches posture and volunteers by reading from the tabloids to a group of elderly shut-ins. They are happy enough until a deadly toxic accident and Babette's addiction to an experimental drug make Jake question everything. White Noise is considered a postmodern classic and its unfolding of themes of consumerism, family and divorce, and technology as a deadly threat have attracted the attention of literary scholars since its publication. This Viking Critical Library edition, prepared by scholar Mark Osteen, is the only edition of White Noise that contains the entire text along with an extensive critical apparatus, including a critical introduction, selected essays on the author, the work and its themes, reviews, a chronology of DeLillo's life and work, a list of discussion topics, and a selected bibliography.
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Summary: None of these reviews review the text in question.
Comment: I don't want a review of "White Noise." That isn't the book that is being reviewed. The book in question is "The Readers Guide."
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Summary: Not light reading
Comment: Masterfully crafted novel. Expressive, satirical, explores postmodernity. Dark, confused story that's both enlightening and depressing.
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Summary: Lots of extras
Comment: De Lillo's White Noise is a modern classic. What I especially like about this edition (Viking Critical Library) is the extra material: articles and critical essays on the novel. Reading it was like taking a small course in cultural studies, or something... recommended!
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Summary: Great Text; Essays are OK
Comment: The text is great. Some of the essays are questionable but this may be helpful when teaching how to write a critical essay.
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Summary: An Excellent Case Study
Comment: This book provides a critical look at the world of postmodern culture. It gives perspective which is not easy to find and also provides a critique in non-academic language, a helpful addition to any library.
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