Author

Publication

2006-03-02 - Penguin

Word Count

120,000 words, Guess

Page Count

480 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780141188225
  • ISBN-100141188227
  • LibraryThing968545
  • Better World Books9780141188225
  • Open LibraryOL7359284M

Classifications

  • LCCPS3554.E4425
  • LCCPS'3554'E4425'L5314

Description

In this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's odyssey from troubled teenager to a man of precarious stability who imagines himself an agent of history. When "history" presents itself in the form of two disgruntled CIA operatives who decide that an unsuccessful attempt on the life of the president will galvanize the nation against communism, the scales are irrevocably tipped. A gripping, masterful blend of fact and fiction, alive with meticulously portrayed characters both real and created, Libra is a grave, haunting, and brilliant examination of an event that has become an indelible part of the American psyche.

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  • LibraPenguin2006-03-02
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