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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... Read Full Overview

First published in 1985, White Noise won the National Book Award. It is now regarded as a classic of postmodern literature. Jack Gladney is a pioneering professor in the field of Hitler Studies at the bucolic Midwestern College-on-the-Hill. Married five times, he has a brood... Read Full Overview

Winner of the National Book Award, White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultra-modern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident... Read Full Overview

Jack Gladney er leder af Institut for Hitlerstudier ved et universitet i en mindre amerikansk by. Her er hans kolleger for st rstedelens vedkommende film- og mediegale newyorkere, der er kommet dertil for at studere trivialkulturen, l se tv-programmer og cornflakespakkernes tekster... Read Full Overview