The Names
A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself
A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780330524865 (0330524860)
Publish date: March 1st 2011
Publisher: Picador Usa
Pages no: 406
Edition language: English
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!
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