Valparaiso a Play in Two Acts
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish date: 06/01/2000
Description:
An ordinary business trip to Valparaiso, Indiana, undertaken by an ordinary man, turns into a mock-heroic journey toward identity and transcendence in Don DeLillo's sharp, funny, and deeply resonant play. Touching on many of the issues and themes DeLillo explored in White Noise and Underworld, Valparaiso depicts a media-centered world where people tell each other things -- in public, before millions of listeners -- that they don't dare reveal in private. It is a world where nothing is allowed to go unseen and no thoughts or desires remain unsaid.
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DeLillo makes poetry out of the routine and shows how the endless flow of information forms both the reality and the mythology of twentieth-century America. Valparaiso is an opportunity for readers to discover another dimension of DeLillo's talents.
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