Libra (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Don DeLillo
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: the 1950's to the early 1960's
- Setting: The United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan
- Principal Characters: Lee Harvey Oswald, Marina Oswald, Marguerite Oswald, Jack Ruby, Walter “Win” Everett, Jr., Laurence “Larry” Parmenter, T. J. Mackey, David Ferrie, Nicholas Branch
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s
- Locales: United States
The assassination of John F. Kennedy was an event that continues to grip the hearts and minds of those who remember it. In the years since Kennedy's death in 1963, the persistent rumors of a conspiracy behind his murder have grown in scope and apparent likelihood. Twenty-five years after the assassination, polls indicated that—despite the findings of the Warren Commission—the majority of the American people no longer believed that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. The Mafia, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Fidel Castro, and Texas oil men all came in for their share of close...
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