The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of one of the most iconic novels of our time-now in a dazzling graphic package Winner of the National Book Award, "White Noise" tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultraA-modern 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 Gladneys-radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings-pulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.
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唐•德里罗(1936-— )
美国当代最伟大的作家之一,诺贝尔文学奖热门候选人,哈罗德•布鲁姆所推崇的“美国当代最重要的四位作家之一”。
以“代表美国文学最高水准”的创作,赢得了美国全国图书奖、美国笔会/索尔•贝娄文学终生成就奖、耶路撒冷奖等十多种重量级文学奖项。 他也是第一位获得耶路撒冷奖的美国作家。
创作经典:《名字》(1982)、《白噪音》(1985)、《天秤星座》(1988)、《地下世界》(1997)、《大都会》(2003)。
近年新作:《欧米伽点》(2010)、《天使埃斯梅拉达:九个故事》(2011)。
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