The Silence
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The Silence is a short, late-career novel by Don DeLillo that explores human disconnection and technological collapse in a near-future setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Silence canonical | 3 |
| The Silence (novel) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Don DeLillo ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
collapse of digital communication systems
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global technological shutdown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
dependence on digital devices
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existential anxiety in the digital age ⓘ fragility of modern infrastructure ⓘ relationship between humans and technology ⓘ |
| followsWork | Zero K ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ novella ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Diane Lucas
ⓘ
Jim Kripps ⓘ Martin Dekker ⓘ Max Stenner ⓘ Tessa Berens ⓘ |
| hasForm | short novel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
apocalypse
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communication breakdown ⓘ crisis of language ⓘ digital technology ⓘ human disconnection ⓘ isolation ⓘ media saturation ⓘ surveillance culture ⓘ technological collapse ⓘ |
| motif |
air travel
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cryptic dialogue ⓘ screens ⓘ sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 2020-10-20 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 128 ⓘ |
| partOf | Don DeLillo bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons
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surface form:
Scribner
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| settingPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| settingTime | near future ⓘ |
| tone |
apocalyptic
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bleak ⓘ meditative ⓘ |
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The Silence
subject surface form:
The Silence
this entity surface form:
The Silence (novel)