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041			_aEnglish
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100			_aDelillo,Don
245			_aLIBRA
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260			_aLondon _bPenguin Books _c2006/01/01
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500			_aAn unparalleled work of historical conjecture, ranging imaginatively over huge tracts of the american popular consciousness, don delillos libra contains an introduction by the author in penguin modern classics in this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of president john f kennedy, don delillo chronicles lee harvey oswalds odyssey from troubled teenager to a man of precarious stability who imagines himself an agent of history when history presents itself in the form of two disgruntled cia operatives who decide that an unsuccessful attempt on the life of jfk will galvanize the nation against communism, the scales are irrevocably tipped don delillo (b1936) was born and raised in new york city americana (1971), his first novel, announced the arrival of a major literary talent, and the novels that followed confirmed his reputation as one of the most distinctive and compelling voices in late-twentieth-century american fiction delillos comic gifts come to the fore in white noise (1985), which won the national book award, underworld (1997), hailed by martin amis as the ascension of a great writer, cosmopolis (2003), adapted into a film by david cronenberg, due to be released later this year, and falling man (2007), a novel about the aftereffects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in new yorkif you enjoyed libra, you might like delillos americana, also available in penguin modern classicsdon delillos apocalyptic imagination takes on the assassination of john f kennedy breathtaking newsday
650			_aFiction
650			_aPresidents--Assassination
650			_aUnited States. Central Intelligence Agency
650			_aDetective Story
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