Falling Man

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Falling Man is a novel by Don DeLillo that explores the psychological and social aftermath of the September 11 attacks through the lives of survivors in New York City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Don DeLillo
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist noted as Scribner design (U.S. edition)
criticalReception generally positive reviews
exploresTheme family relationships
grief
identity
media representation of tragedy
memory
post-traumatic stress
terrorism
followedBy Point Omega
genre literary fiction
post-9/11 fiction
hasCharacter Hammad
Justin
Lianne
Martin
Nina
hasForm prose
hasISBN 978-1-4165-4020-0
hasMainCharacter Keith Neudecker
hasPageCount 256
hasStructure nonlinear narrative
hasSubjectCategory American novels of the 2000s
Novels about terrorism
Novels set in New York City
includedIn Don DeLillo bibliography
language English
literaryMovement contemporary American literature
mainSubject September 11 attacks
psychological trauma
survivors of terrorism
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor depiction of 9/11 from survivors’ perspectives
meditation on terrorism and everyday life
openingScene escape from the World Trade Center
precededBy Cosmopolis
publicationDate 2007
publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
surface form: Scribner
setDuringEvent aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks
setting New York City
settingTime post-September 11, 2001
titleRefersTo performance artist evoking the falling man image

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Don DeLillo notableWork Falling Man
Point Omega precededBy Falling Man