About the book
The National Book Award-winning classic from the author of Underworld and Libra, now a Netflix film starring Adam Driver, Don Cheadle, and Greta Gerwig
White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an \"airborne toxic event,\" a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the \"white noise\" engulfing the Gladneys—radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings—pulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.
Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback
Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition
Editions of White Noise
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670803736
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140077025
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140283303
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140997040
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143129554
- EBook
- ISBN 9781440674471
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780453007511
Read an Excerpt
The National Book Award-winning classic from the author of Underworld and Libra, now a Netflix film starring Adam Driver, Don Cheadle, and Greta Gerwig
White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an \"airborne toxic event,\" a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the \"white noise\" engulfing the Gladneys—radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings—pulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.
Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback
Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition
Frequently Asked Questions
What is White Noise about?
The National Book Award-winning classic from the author of Underworld and Libra, now a Netflix film starring Adam Driver, Don Cheadle, and Greta Gerwig
White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an \"airborne toxic event,\" a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the \"white noise\" engulfing the Gladneys—radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings—pulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.
Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback
Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in White Noise?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of White Noise?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670803736
Is White Noise part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Penguin Orange Collection
Who is/are the Author/s of the book White Noise?
Don DeLillo
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
White Noise is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670803736) and paperback(ISBN 9780140077025) and paperback(ISBN 9780140283303) and paperback(ISBN 9780140997040) and paperback(ISBN 9780143129554) and ebook(ISBN 9781440674471) and audiobook(ISBN 9780453007511)
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