num_pages: 456
description: An 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 t
language: English
title: Libra
titlecomplete: Libra
characters: Lee Harvey Oswald, John F. Kennedy
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Contemporary, The United States Of America, Politics, American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 17055
places: Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, Texas
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Irish Times International Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Classics