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Conclusion: Don DeLillo’s Literary Legacy

DeLillo As Context

from Part VII - Writing and Writers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2022

By
David Cowart
Edited by
Jesse Kavadlo
Jesse Kavadlo
Affiliation:
Maryville University of Saint Louis, Missouri
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Summary

This chapter places DeLillo within the context of his contemporaries, but also examines his influence on the next generation of writers, examining what we are able to understand today about his literary legacy.

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Don DeLilloliteraturewritersintertextuality
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Don DeLillo In Context , pp. 309 - 317
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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