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Less than 30 years after the publication of
his first novel, Americana (1971), Don
DeLillo (b. 1936) has been recognized as among the
most important writers of his generation. In 1999,
he became the first American recipient of the
Jerusalem
Prize, awarded to writers "whose work expresses
the theme of the freedom of the individual in
society" and previously awarded to Milan Kundera,
Mario Vargas Llosa, V. S. Naipaul, Graham Greene,
Simone de Beauvoir and Jorge Luis Borges. The
winner of the National Book Award for White
Noise (1985) and the PEN/Faulkner Award for
Mao II (1991) -- among other awards
-- and already the subject of several books,
DeLillo has achieved international prominence for
novels, plays, and short stories that powerfully
engage the political, historical, and philosophical
issues of our time.
Over the past two decades, DeLillo
scholarship has grown to include topics as diverse
as postmodernity, historiography, systems theory,
technology, film, and literary Naturalism, to name
but a few. As the body of critical literature and
topics for discussion continue to expand, the Don
DeLillo Society seeks to facilitate the exchange of
ideas between scholars, critics, teachers, and
general readers. To learn more about our
organization's goals, activities, and even Don
DeLillo himself, just follow the links below.
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