{"product_id":"appreciating-don-delillo-paul-giaimo-9780313386244","title":"Appreciating Don Delillo: The Moral Force of A Writer's Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful work providing state-of-the-art critical guidance and informative commentary on the major novels of Don DeLillo in terms of how they respond to current social and ethical issues.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike the majority of American academic critics, author Paul Giaimo contends that Don DeLillo's award-winning novels are fully defined by neither postmodernism nor modernism. To demonstrate this thesis, \u003ci\u003eAppreciating Don DeLillo: The Moral Force of a Writer's Work\u003c\/i\u003e traces DeLillo's style through his novels, showing how it evolved from a recognizably postmodern mode into a realistic treatment of contemporary, postmodern conditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this original and nuanced examination, Giaimo discusses themes that range from the devastating portrayals of evil in \u003ci\u003eMao II\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLibra\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCosmopolis\u003c\/i\u003e, to the good and inspiring confrontation of media stereotypes and urban missionary work in \u003ci\u003eUnderworld\u003c\/i\u003e. The powerful vision of language in \u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhite Noise\u003c\/i\u003e is examined as a potent moral force of the novels. Equally important is discussion of the cultural background Giaimo believes should inform any reading of DeLillo's work, especially his Italian-American ethnic heritage and the American Catholic church of the 1950s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Giaimo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313386242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313386244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 201","brand":"Paul Giaimo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47757385826559,"sku":"9780313386244","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0ec0307-ce3f-4e29-98f7-d80187e4b378.jpg?v=1765510231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/appreciating-don-delillo-paul-giaimo-9780313386244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}