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White noise

Jack Gladney teaches Hitler studies at a liberal arts college in Middle America where his colleagues include New york expatriates who want to immerse themselves in "American magic and dread." Jack and his fourth wife, Babette, bound by their love, fear of death, and four ultramodern offspring, navigate the usual rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. Then a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives, an "airborne toxic event" unleashed by an industrial accident. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the "white noise" engulfing the Gladney family--radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmerings--pulsing with life, yet heralding the danger of death.

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  • "White Noise"
  • "White noise"@it
  • "White noise"@ja
  • "White noise"

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  • "Jack Gladney teaches Hitler studies at a liberal arts college in Middle America where his colleagues include New york expatriates who want to immerse themselves in "American magic and dread." Jack and his fourth wife, Babette, bound by their love, fear of death, and four ultramodern offspring, navigate the usual rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. Then a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives, an "airborne toxic event" unleashed by an industrial accident. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the "white noise" engulfing the Gladney family--radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmerings--pulsing with life, yet heralding the danger of death."@en
  • ""First published in 1984, White Noise, one of DeLillo's most highly acclaimed novels, tells the story of Jack Gladney and his wife Babette who are both afraid of death. Jack is head of Hitler studies at the College-on-the-Hill. His colleague Murray runs a seminar on car crashes. Together they ponder the instances of celebrity death, from Elvis to Marilyn to Hitler. Through the brilliant and often very funny dialogue between Jack and Murray, Delillo exposes our common obsession with mortality and delineates Jack and Babette's touching relationship and their biggest fear - who will die first?"
  • "Een ogenschijnlijk maatschappelijk geslaagd Amerikaans gezin raakt verzeild in een wilde jacht op een pilletje tegen doodsangst."
  • "Dans une ville américaine, Jack vit avec Babette, sa femme, et la ribambelle d'enfants issus de leurs mariages respectifs. La routine se trouve boulversée lorsqu'un gaz toxique s' échappe d'un train accidenté, menaçant toute la population."
  • "Het leven van een Amerikaans gezin vreandert op slag als hun woonplaats bedreigd wordt door een enorme gifwolk."
  • "The Gladney's family life is disrupted and threatened when an industrial accident sends a lethal cloud over their community. Jack Gladney struggles with the ensuing complications which include murder."@en
  • "The Gladney's family life is disrupted and threatened when an industrial accident sends a lethal cloud over their community. Jack Gladney struggles with the ensuing complications which include murder."
  • "Jack Gladney, a professor of Nazi history at a Middle American liberal arts school, and his family try to handle normal family life as a black cloud of lethal gaseous fumes threatens their town."
  • "Presents a series of critical essays discussing the structure, themes, and subject matter of White noise, by Don DeLillo."@en
  • "A teacher and his family cope with modern consumerism until an industrial accident affects the backgrounds of their lives."@en
  • "Literature GuidesCreated by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis*Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols*A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers."@en
  • "Jack Gladney, a professor of Nazi history at a Middle American liberal arts school, and his family comically try to handle normal family life as a black cloud of lethal gaseous fumes threatens their town."@en
  • "Literature Online includes the KnowledgeNotes student guides, a unique collection of critical introductions to major literary works. These high-quality, peer-reviewed academic resources are tailored to the needs of literature students and serve as a complement to the guidance provided by lecturers and seminar teachers."@en
  • "Literature Online includes the KnowledgeNotes student guides, a unique collection of critical introductions to major literary works. These high-quality, peer-reviewed academic resources are tailored to the needs of literature students and serve as a complement to the guidance provided by lecturers and seminar teachers."
  • "Jack Gladney, chairman of the department of Hitler studies at Blacksmith College, is afraid of death. So are his son, Heinrich, and Babette, who tends children. Don DeLillo's other novels include Underworld and Libra."@en
  • "Jack Gladney is the creator and chairman of Hitler studies at the College-on-the-Hill. This is the story of his absurd life; a life that is going well enough, until a chemical spill from a rail car releases an 'Airborne Toxic Event' and Jack is forced to confront his biggest fear his own mortality."

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  • "Powieść amerykańska"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Humorous stories"
  • "Humorous stories"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "American fiction"
  • "Proofs (Printing)"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Translations"
  • "Translations"@he

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  • "White noise"@en
  • "White noise"
  • "Bai zao yin = White Noise"
  • "Valkoinen kohina"@fi
  • "White noise from KnowledgeNotes student guides"@en
  • "ホワイト・ノイズ"
  • "Biały szum"
  • "Biały szum"@pl
  • "Hvid støj : roman"@da
  • "White noise : [Novel]"
  • "白噪音"
  • "Hwait'ŭ noizŭ : Ton Tŭrillo changp'yŏn sosŏl"
  • "Ruído branco"
  • "Ruido branco"@pt
  • "Bruit de fond : roman"
  • "Weißes Rauschen Roman"
  • "Bruit de fond"
  • "白噪音 = White Noise"
  • "‏רעש לבן /‏"
  • "Bao zao yin"
  • "Raʻash lavan"
  • "White noise : [a novel]"
  • "Witte ruis"
  • "Belyĭ shum : roman"
  • "ホワイド. ノイズ"
  • "רעש לבן"
  • "Bai zao yin"
  • "Leukos thoryvos"
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "Rumore bianco"
  • "Rumore bianco"@it
  • "Howaito noizu"
  • "Howaito noizu"@ja
  • "Weisses Rauschen Roman"
  • "White Noise"@en
  • "Weisses Rauschen : Roman"
  • "Ruido de fondo"
  • "Ruido de fondo"@es
  • "Beli šum"@sl
  • "Bílý šum"

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