White Noise
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White Noise is a postmodern novel by Don DeLillo that satirically explores contemporary American life, consumer culture, and the pervasive fear of death through the story of a college professor and his family.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| White Noise canonical | 15 |
| White Noise universe | 2 |
| White Noise (2022 film) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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postmodern novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
White Noise
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White Noise (2022 film)
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| author | Don DeLillo ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
consumerism as religion
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death anxiety ⓘ information overload ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Noah Baumbach ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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postmodern literature ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-670-80686-1 ⓘ |
| includedIn | canon of contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| libraryOfAmericaEdition | included in Don DeLillo: Three Novels of the 1980s ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Babette Gladney
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Denise Gladney ⓘ Heinrich Gladney ⓘ Jack Gladney ⓘ Murray Jay Siskind ⓘ Steffie Gladney ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notablePlotElement | Airborne Toxic Event ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 326 ⓘ |
| protagonistField | Hitler studies ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | college professor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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Viking Press
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| publisherImprint |
Penguin Books
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Viking Penguin
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| recognizedAs | major work of American postmodern fiction ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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United States
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| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| settingType | college town ⓘ |
| structure | three-part novel ⓘ |
| theme |
consumer culture
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environmental disaster ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ fear of death ⓘ mass media ⓘ pharmaceutical culture ⓘ simulation and hyperreality ⓘ technology and modernity ⓘ |
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White Noise (2022 film)
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White Noise universe
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White Noise universe