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Is this true? Why did I say it?
What does it mean?
-- Don DeLillo, White
Noise (1985)
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- Dear
Mr. DeLillo,...
- I'm
interested in obtaining copyright permission to
reproduce DeLillo's work. Or: I'd like to obtain
permission to perform one of DeLillo's plays.
Or: I'd like to establish a licensing agreement
to use DeLillo's words in an
advertisement.
- What
is the Don DeLillo Society?
- How
may I become a member of the Don DeLillo
Society?
- Your
critical bibliography is missing this
article.
- Which
DeLillo novel should I read
first?
- How do
you pronounce "DeLillo"?
- I need
an answer to this question for a class I 'm
taking or for a paper I'm writing. Please help
me.
- I have a
question not answered by your FAQ. Whom should I
contact?
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Dear Mr.
DeLillo,...
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The Don DeLillo Society does not
represent and is not officially affiliated
with Mr. DeLillo. If you wish to contact
him, you might try writing him care of his
current publisher: Scribner, 1230 Avenue
of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
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I'm interested
in obtaining copyright permission to
reproduce DeLillo's work. Or: I'd like to
obtain permission to perform one of
DeLillo's plays. Or: I'd like to establish
a licensing agreement to use DeLillo's
words in an advertisement.
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Sorry, but we can't help you there.
Consider contacting the publisher of the
work in question. His work is currently
published by Vintage (a division of Random
House), Penguin, and Scribner.
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What is the
Don DeLillo Society?
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The Don DeLillo Society exists for the
benefit of readers and scholars of Don
DeLillo throughout the world. We will be
publishing on our website an annual
Newsletter and an annual Don DeLillo
Bibliography. In addition, the Society
plans to promote matters of interest to
DeLillo scholars and readers. For more
information, please consult the "About
the Don DeLillo Society" page. For
legal information, read the Disclaimer.
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Your critical
bibliography is missing this
article.
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Please send the full citation to
Phil
Nel, who will first verify it and then
add it to the bibliography. Thank you.
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Which DeLillo
novel should I read first?
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DeLillo himself has said that, starting
in the 1980s, his novels have been "more
deeply motivated " and stemmed from "a
stronger sense of commitment" to his craft
(DeCurtis 65). So, as your first, you
might choose one of these: The
Names (1982), White Noise
(1985), Libra (1988), Mao II
(1991), and Underworld (1997). I
usually recommend White Noise as an
introduction to DeLillo.
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How do you
pronounce "DeLillo"?
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Until hearing Mr. DeLillo pronounce his
own surname during a 1997
radio interview, I was not 100% sure
myself. He said, "Duh Lih Lo", with the
primary accent on the second syllable, and
the secondary accent on the first
syllable. Phonetically, one might also
write "D'Lih Lo." The "Duh" or "D'" rhymes
with "Dug," "Lih" rhymes with "Lip," and
"Lo" rhymes with "Low."
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I need an
answer to this question for a class I'm
taking or for a paper I'm writing. Please
help me.
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The Don DeLillo Society will not do
your work for you. We have work of our own
to do. The Bibliography
and Links
provide ample resources for students and
scholars. Start there. If after a
thorough search of your own you are
still at a loss, then you may send
us your question accompanied by an
indication of what research you've already
done. There's no guarantee that we'll
respond, but your query would be
viewed more sympathetically.
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I have a
question not answered by your FAQ. Whom
should I contact?
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Please write to Phil
Nel, the webmaster of these pages.
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