Players

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Players is a 1977 novel by Don DeLillo that follows a disaffected Wall Street couple whose lives become entangled with a terrorist conspiracy, exploring themes of alienation, media, and modern urban life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Don DeLillo
authorOtherWork End Zone
Libra
Ratner’s Star
surface form: Ratner's Star

White Noise
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores corporate culture
disconnection in modern relationships
political extremism
spectacle and media
genre literary fiction
postmodern literature
hasISBN 0394412554
hasPageCountApprox 200–250 pages
hasSequel Running Dog
language English
literaryMovement Postmodernism
surface form: postmodernism
literaryStyle darkly comic
satirical
mainCharacter Lyle Wynant
Pammy Wynant
medium print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalPublisherImprint Knopf first edition
protagonistOccupation Wall Street employee
office worker
publicationYear 1977
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setting New York City
Wall Street
theme alienation
conspiracy
marital disconnection
media influence
modern urban life
terrorism
violence
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s
workOfAuthor Don DeLillo

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Ratner’s Star followedBy Players
Don DeLillo notableWork Players