There's always more to it. This is what history consists of. It is the sum total of the things they aren't telling us.
Libra is a novel written by Don DeLillo. Released in 1988, it examines the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the events surrounding it.
Characters[]
- Lee Harvey Oswald
- John F. Kennedy
- Nicholas Branch - a CIA archivist
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Publisher's summary[]
From the author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and The Silence , an eerily convincing fictional speculation on the events leading up to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
In this powerful, unsettling novel, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's odyssey from troubled teenager to a man of precarious stability who imagines himself an agent of history. When "history" presents itself in the form of two disgruntled CIA operatives who decide that an unsuccessful attempt on the life of the president will galvanize the nation against communism, the scales are irrevocably tipped.
A gripping, masterful blend of fact and fiction, alive with meticulously portrayed characters both real and created, Libra is a grave, haunting, and brilliant examination of an event that has become an indelible part of the American psyche.
See also[]
| Title | Author | Release date | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswald's Tale | Norman Mailer | 1995 | A nonfiction book inspired by this novel |
| Who Killed Kennedy | David Bishop | 1996 | A novel that similarly examines the Kennedy Assassination |
| Mao II | Don DeLillo | 1991 | A novel by the same author with similar themes |
| Harlot's Ghost | Norman Mailer | 1991 | A novel with similar themes |
| The Public Burning | Robert Coover | 1977 | A novel with similar themes |
| Lyndon | David Foster Wallace | 1987 | A short story that similarly examines a major figure in the Kennedy assassination |
| Underworld | Don DeLillo | 1997 | A novel by the same author with similar themes |
| The Good Lord Bird | James McBride | 2013 | A novel that similarly examines major figures from American history |
| Mason & Dixon | Thomas Pynchon | 1997 | A novel that similarly examines major figures from American history |
Sources[]
- Goodreads
- Wikipedia
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