The Names
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The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Names canonical | 13 |
| The Names: A Novel | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Don DeLillo ⓘ |
| character |
Ann Axton
ⓘ
David Keller ⓘ James Axton ⓘ Kathryn ⓘ Owen Brademas ⓘ Tap Axton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| followedBy | White Noise ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-394-52174-4 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
archaeology
ⓘ
international business ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| includedIn | Don DeLillo bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | James Axton ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of political intrigue and metaphysical themes
ⓘ
exploration of language and naming ⓘ |
| pageCount | 339 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Running Dog ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | American ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | risk analyst ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setIn |
Athens
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ India ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| theme |
cults
ⓘ
expatriate life ⓘ globalization ⓘ language ⓘ meaning and interpretation ⓘ religion ⓘ terrorism ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Names: A Novel