num_pages: 320
description: The National Book Award-winning classic from the author of Underworld and Libra now a Netflix film starring Adam Driver Don Cheadle and Greta GerwigWhite Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney his fourth wife Babette and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an airborne toxic event a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the white noise engulfing the Gladneysradio transmissions sirens microwaves ultrasonic appliances and TV murmuringspulsing with life yet suggesting something ominous.Part of the Penguin Orange Collection a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperbackWinner of the 2016 AIGA  Design Observer 50 Books  50 Covers competition
language: English
title: White Noise
publisher: Penguin Classics