Don Delillo, Jean Baudrillard, and the Consumer Conundrum

by Marc Schuster

Since the publication of his first novel, Americana, in 1971, Don DeLillo has been regarded as a preeminent figure of American letters. Among the more prominent themes the author considers throughout his oeuvre is that of consumerism, a topic that is equally essential to the works of French social theorist Jean Baudrillard. Although many critics have glossed the affinities between DeLillo and Baudrillard, this is the first book-length study to explore...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604975040
• ISBN13: 9781604975048
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Cambria Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"