Underworld by Don Delillo (Paperback, 1999)

Opens at the Shea Stadium at the World Series Game of 1951, where the ball is caught by a young, black man in the crowd, and continues to change hands throughout the book. The various recipients of the ball tell the story of post-war US history giving a panorama of America from the 50s to the 90s.

Simultaneously a reprise, summation of, and advance on everything that DeLillo has done before, this is a literary colossus, equal to any of the vaulting novels which strive for the immensity of the American mythic.

Format: Paperback | 832 pages

Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13 x 4.6 | 758g

Publication Date: 1999

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Imprint: Picador

Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom

Language: English

ISBN10: 0330369954

ISBN13: 9780330369954

 

Condition: Good

A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including minor scuff marks along the edges, and minor creasing on the bottom-right corner of the front cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minor creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. There are very small patches of discolouring which are mostly visible on the book's block when book is shut only. No missing pages.