Libra (Magill Book Reviews)

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LIBRA is, in a sense, two novels in one. It is, first, a fictional re-creation of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the events leading up to it. In the book’s opening pages, and at intervals throughout, the reader shares the consciousness of Lee Harvey Oswald. From Oswald’s point of view and others as well, DeLillo constructs his scenario of this still-enigmatic and much-disputed moment in American history. While DeLillo’s version departs from the conclusions of the Warren Report (he posits a second gunman and a fortuitous confluence of conspirators, including rogue CIA...

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