White Noise – Paperback

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White NoiseAuthor: Delillo, Don ; Powers, RichardPublication Date: 12\/29\/2009Format: Paperback\nWhite Noisetells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an \”airborne toxic event,\” a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the \”white noise\” engulfing the Gladneysradio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmuringspulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.