Libra by Don DeLillo
Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas.
Friday, November 22, 1963.
12.30 PM.
Shots ring out. A president dies.
And a nation is plunged into psychosis.
Don DeLillo's extraordinary Libra is a brilliant reimagining of the events and people surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Concentrating on the lives of Lee Harvey Oswald, some rogue former spooks unhappy with Kennedy's presidency, and Nicholas Branch, a CIA archivist, trying to make sense of or draw inferences from the mass of information after the assassination, Libra presents an unapologetically provocative picture of America in the second half of the last century.
About the Author
Don DeLillo was born and raised in New York City. He has written fifteen novels and three stage plays and has won many honours including the National Book Award for White Noise, the International Fiction Prize for Libra, the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for Mao II, the Jerusalem Prize, the Howells Medal for Underworld and the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction.
Format: Paperback | 464 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.8 x 3 | 322g
Publication Date: 16 Oct 1989
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0140127119
ISBN13: 9780140127119
Condition: Very Good
A vintage book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including very, very minor scuff marks along the edges. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.