Libra (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Don DeLillo
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1950’s and the 1960’s
- Setting: The United States, Japan, and the Soviet Union
- Principal Characters: Nicholas Branch, Walter “Win” Everett, Jr., David Ferrie, T. J. Mackey, Lee Harvey Oswald, Marguerite Oswald, Laurence “Larry” Parmenter, Jack Ruby
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s
- Locales: United States
The Novel
Libra is Don DeLillo’s fictional re-creation of the life of Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, and of the conspiracy that many believe lay behind the assassination.
DeLillo has woven his novel from three major strands. The first is the story of Oswald himself, from his childhood in New York City until his death at the hands of Jack Ruby. The second strand follows the growth of a conspiracy to commit some act that will focus the anger of the U.S. government on Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The plot is originally intended to...
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