Don DeLillo was so close to contemporary American culture, and empathetic enough to study and understand it, that he was essentially able to product the future of America.
I think what Delillo does in Underworld for New York is parallel to what Joyce did do Dublin in The Dubliners, namely he transmuted it into a brilliant masterpiece.
If he thought the bomb was bad, look at now. Mass shootings and a pandemic have made large gatherings seem ever scarier, so now everyone just interacts online. A pretty terrible way to interact.
Stupid people are scared but real people still interact in real ways. You can’t live if you can’t accept your lot in life or that horrible events are inevitable
Don DeLillo was so close to contemporary American culture, and empathetic enough to study and understand it, that he was essentially able to product the future of America.
Just finished Underworld, a beautiful mosaic. Thank you for posting this over a decade ago.
It’s all connected
Just finished 'Underworld.' Epic.
I think what Delillo does in Underworld for New York is parallel to what Joyce did do Dublin in The Dubliners, namely he transmuted it into a brilliant masterpiece.
This man deserves the Nobel Prize.
It’s only a matter of time
Delillo, Auster, now that would be a Yankee game I'd go to. Who are the other two gentlemen?
Employees of Gotham Book Mart, previously of Midtown Manhattan. The photo was taken by the then owner of the store.
What is DeLillo thinking of the Capital insurrection ?
What is he thinking of the stolen election?
If he thought the bomb was bad, look at now. Mass shootings and a pandemic have made large gatherings seem ever scarier, so now everyone just interacts online. A pretty terrible way to interact.
Stupid people are scared but real people still interact in real ways. You can’t live if you can’t accept your lot in life or that horrible events are inevitable
Photo of the Propaganda team .