Mao II: A Novel

Name: Mao II: A Novel
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Rating: 4.2 (403 reviews)
Author: Don DeLillo

by Don DeLillo

Thriller Literary Fiction

4.2 (403)

4.2 stars from 403 reviews

256 pages~4.3 hr readPublished by Wahlström & WidstrandPublished 1991-01-01

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You appreciate novels that treat ideas as seriously as plot, where conversations about power and representation matter as much as what happens next.
You're drawn to DeLillo's particular brand of dark comedy and moral ambiguity in American life.
You want a short novel that reads densely and demands your full attention, rewarding careful readers with sharp observations about fame, violence, and art.

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You prefer straightforward narratives with clear resolutions and likeable protagonists.
You're looking for a thriller that prioritises action and plot momentum over philosophical inquiry.
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About this book

Bill Gray, a famous and reclusive novelist, breaks his isolation to become a key figure in an event designed to secure the release of a poet held hostage in Beirut. As he enters a world of political violence marked by explosives and basement captivity, his involvement leaves two people stranded: his brilliant and fixated assistant Scott, and a young woman who is Scott's lover and also Bill's. The novel explores art, terror, masses, and the individual through the intersecting lives of a novelist and those caught in his orbit. It examines the relationship between words and images, novelists and terrorists, and the tension between mass consciousness and individual will. Mao II won the PEN/Faulkner Award.

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