Running Dog

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Running Dog is a 1978 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, media satire, and conspiracy surrounding a rumored pornographic film of Adolf Hitler.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Don DeLillo
centralMacGuffin film allegedly showing Adolf Hitler in a pornographic context
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy Amazons
genre conspiracy fiction
political thriller
postmodern novel
satirical novel
hasFictionalElement imagined Hitler pornographic film
hasForm prose
hasMainTheme American politics
Cold War anxieties
commodification of history
conspiracy theories
media satire
obsession with images
political intrigue
power and corruption
hasMotif decay of political ideals
secret recordings
shadowy government operations
underground markets for images
hasSubject Nazism in popular culture
conspiracy culture in the United States
intelligence agencies
journalism
media manipulation
organized crime
political corruption
surveillance
hasTitle Running Dog self-link
language English
literaryMovement postmodernism
mediaType print
narrativeStyle third-person narration
notableCharacter Glen Selvy
Grace Delaney
Lightborne
Moll Robbins
originalPublisher Alfred A. Knopf
partOf Don DeLillo bibliography
plotElement rumored pornographic film of Adolf Hitler
precededBy Ratner’s Star
surface form: Ratner's Star
publicationYear 1978
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
settingPeriod 1970s
settingPlace United States of America
surface form: United States
workOfAuthor Don DeLillo

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Players hasSequel Running Dog
Running Dog hasTitle Running Dog self-link
Don DeLillo notableWork Running Dog
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