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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