Ratner's Star

Ratner's Star

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author = Don DeLillo
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country = United Statesflagicon|United States
language = English
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genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Alfred A. Knopf
release_date = June, 1976
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 438 pp (hardback first edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-394-40083-6
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"Ratner's Star" is a 1976 novel by Don DeLillo. It relates the story of a child prodigy mathematician who arrives at a secret installation to work on the problem of deciphering a mysterious message that appears to come from outer space. The novel is broken into two parts, the first is a more traditional narrative, while the second is less so.


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