Reading Don DeLillo, the cult novelist who ascended to literary superstardom, can be a tense, exhausting experience. The universes he creates for us are threatening, chaotic, and mercurial. There are few happy people in them, and fewer happy accidents. Suspicious of society and institutions and overstuffed with reference, allusion, and wordplay, his novels are equal […]
The National Book Foundation has announced that Don DeLillo will receive its 2015 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters at the National Book Awards on November 18. Previous recipients of this lifetime achievement award include Philip Roth, Arthur Miller, Ray Bradbury, and Toni Morrison. This means it’s the perfect time to dig into DeLillo’s […]