Die Namen
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9783499136894 (3499136899)
Publish date: January 1st 1994
Publisher: Rowohlt
Pages no: 428
Edition language: Deutsch
Category:
Novels,
Humanities,
Language,
Literature,
Cultural,
American,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Greece,
United States
I think that Delillo's novels are the sort of novels that you either like or dislike. But then again i've read only two novels so far by him (and half a third novel), so it is still early to claim being right about this. I liked The Names alright. I enjoyed it in the sense that it’s not a boring n...
What I liked about this book is how the author captures how it feels to live in a foreign country,to move from one country to another, how one relates to a foreign culture and finally coping with foreign languages. Nevertheless, the plot was a bore!