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Chapter 1 - New York City

Reassessing the Topography of New York City in Don DeLillo’s Fiction

from Part I - Places

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2022

By
Alan J. Gravano
Edited by
Jesse Kavadlo
Jesse Kavadlo
Affiliation:
Maryville University of Saint Louis, Missouri
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Summary

DeLillo’s fiction acts as a commentary on the human condition and its relation to spatial stimuli. New York City represents a fixed point of reference that the author revisits and continuously extracts meaning from its inhabitants’ movement throughout the cityscape and the architectural constructs that affect their lives.

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Don DeLilloNew York CityUnderworldstoriesWorld Trade Center
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Don DeLillo In Context , pp. 9 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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