During a season of unprecedented success, Gary becomes increasingly fixated on the threat of nuclear war. Both frightened and fascinated by the prospect, he listens to his team-mates discussing match tactics in much the same terms as generals might contemplate global conflict. But as the terminologies of football and nuclear war - the language of end zones - become interchanged, the polysemous nature of words emerges, and DeLillo forces us to see beyond the sterile reality of substitution.
This clever and playful novel is a timeless and topical study of human beings' obsession with conflict and confrontation.
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
| ISBN: | 9781529092080 |
| Publication date: | 24th November 2022 |
| Author: | Don DeLillo |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 230 pages |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
| Genres: |
Satirical fiction and parodies Narrative theme: Interior life Modern and Contemporary Fiction Sports fiction |
During a season of unprecedented success, Gary becomes increasingly fixated on the threat of nuclear war. Both frightened and fascinated by the prospect, he listens to his team-mates discussing match tactics in much the same terms as generals might contemplate global conflict. But as the terminologies of football and nuclear war - the language of end zones - become interchanged, the polysemous nature of words emerges, and DeLillo forces us to see beyond the sterile reality of substitution.
This clever and playful novel is a timeless and topical study of human beings' obsession with conflict and confrontation.
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
End Zone features in the following genres: Satirical fiction and parodies, Narrative theme: Interior life, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Sports fiction
End Zone is available in Paperback, Ebook
End Zone was written by Don DeLillo and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
End Zone has 230 pages
Yes it is part of Picador Collection series
£8.99