num_pages: 480
description: From the author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and The Silence , an eerily convincing fictional speculation on the events leading up to the assassination of John F. KennedyIn this powerful, unsettling novel, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's 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 the president will galvanize the nation against communism, the scales are irrevocably tipped.A gripping, masterful blend of fact and fiction, alive with meticulously portrayed characters both real and created, Libra is a grave, haunting, and brilliant examination of an event that has become an indelible part of the American psyche.
language: English
title: Libra
titlecomplete: Libra
characters: John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald
genres: 20th Century, American, Politics, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, The United States Of America, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 17050
places: Texas, Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
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