{"product_id":"white-noise-1","title":"White Noise","description":"\u003cp\u003eDon DeLillo's 'White Noise' is a brilliant satire of mass culture and the numbing effects of technology, following Jack Gladney, a professor of Hitler studies, and his fourth wife, Babette. Their family life, marked by love, fear of death, and four children, unfolds against a backdrop of brand-name consumerism and media babble. An 'airborne toxic event'—a lethal chemical cloud—soon engulfs their lives, a more tangible manifestation of the 'white noise' of modern American existence, from radio transmissions to TV murmurings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhy You Should Read?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore a sharp, satirical critique of consumerism, media saturation, and the anxieties of modern life in America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelve into themes of death, technology's impact, and the search for meaning amidst the mundane and the catastrophic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperience Don DeLillo's distinctive prose, known for its intellectual depth, dark humor, and insightful social commentary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain a deeper understanding of how societal 'noise' shapes individual and family experiences in a post-modern world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon DeLillo\u003c\/strong\u003e is an American novelist, playwright, and essayist. His work explores themes of consumerism, technology, the media, and the Cold War, often with a postmodern and satirical bent. He has received numerous awards, including the National Book Award for 'White Noise' in 1985, the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. DeLillo is widely regarded as one of the most influential contemporary American writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42444332105981,"sku":null,"price":2238.0,"currency_code":"NPR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/4145\/8840\/files\/26097523482238.jpg?v=1774897062","url":"https:\/\/biblionepal.com\/ar\/products\/white-noise-1","provider":"BIBLIONEPAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}