Description
One of DeLillo's first novels, Ratner's Star follows Billy, the genius adolescent, who is recruited to live in obscurity, underground, as he tries to help a panel of estranged, demented, and yet lovable scientists communicate with beings from outer space. It is a mix of quirky humor, science, mathematical theories, as well as the complex emotional distance and sadness people feel.
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Details
- June 1976
- 448
- About 9 hours
- Novel
- Adult
- Vintage
- English
- 9780679722922
- Standalone
