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Ratner's Star

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Ratner's Star

"A whimsical, surrealistic excursion into the modern scientific mind." --The New Yorker

One of DeLillo's first novels, Ratner's StarÂ follows Billy, the genius adolescent, who is recruited to live in obscurity, underground, as he tries to help a panel of estranged, demented, and yet lovable scientists communicate with beings from outer space. It is a mix of quirky humor, science, mathematical theories, as well as the complex emotional distance and sadness people feel. Ratner's Star demonstrates both the thematic and prosaic muscularity that typifies DeLillo's later and more recent works, like The Names (which is also available in Vintage Contemporaries).Â Â

"His most spectacularly inventive novel." --The New York TimesÂ
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0679722920_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1989-07-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679722922

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