Point Omega
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Point Omega is a short, meditative novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of time, war, and consciousness through the encounter between a reclusive war theorist and a young filmmaker in the desert.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Point Omega canonical | 7 |
| Point Omega (2010) | 1 |
| Point Omega (novel) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Don DeLillo ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | reclusive war theorist and young filmmaker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Scribner design department ⓘ |
| criticalReception | mixed to positive reviews ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
ethical responsibility in war
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slowness of time ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Angel Esmeralda ⓘ |
| genre |
metafiction
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novel ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781439169964 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
epilogue set in a museum
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prologue set in a museum ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jessie Elster
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Jim Finley ⓘ Richard Elster ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| motif |
desert landscape
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slow motion film ⓘ video art installation ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
meditative
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minimalist ⓘ |
| precededBy | Falling Man ⓘ |
| publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons
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surface form:
Scribner
|
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
desert ⓘ |
| structure | short novel ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Iraq War
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U.S. military strategy ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| theme |
consciousness
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guilt ⓘ isolation ⓘ media ⓘ memory ⓘ perception ⓘ surveillance ⓘ time ⓘ violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo |
Omega Point
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surface form:
Omega Point theory
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Point Omega (novel)
this entity surface form:
Point Omega (2010)