The Names

The Names

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author = Don DeLillo
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Alfred A. Knopf
release_date = September 12, 1982
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 339 (Hardback first edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-394-52814-X
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"The Names" is the seventh novel written by the American novelist Don DeLillo, first published in 1982. The novel, set mostly in Greece, is primarily a series of character studies, interwoven with a plot about a mysterious "language cult" that is behind a number of unexplained murders. Among the many themes explored throughout the work is the intersection of language and culture, the perception of American culture from both within and outside its borders, and the impact that narration has on the facts of a story.


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