Point Omega: a novel
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Scribner, 2010.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc:
117 pages ; 23 cm.
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Description
Three unusual people--"defense intellectual" Richard Elster, who was involved in the management of the country's war machine; young documentary filmmaker Jim Finley, who is intent on documenting Elster's experience; and Elster's daughter Jessica, who behaves like an "otherworldly" woman from New York--train their binoculars on the desert landscape of California and build an odd, tender intimacy, something like a family. Then a devastating event throws everything into question.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781439169957, 1439169950, 9781439169964 , 1439169969
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Three unusual people--"defense intellectual" Richard Elster, who was involved in the management of the country's war machine; young documentary filmmaker Jim Finley, who is intent on documenting Elster's experience; and Elster's daughter Jessica, who behaves like an "otherworldly" woman from New York--train their binoculars on the desert landscape of California and build an odd, tender intimacy, something like a family. Then a devastating event throws everything into question.
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APA Citation (style guide)
DeLillo, D. (2010). Point Omega: a novel. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)DeLillo, Don. 2010. Point Omega: A Novel. New York, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)DeLillo, Don, Point Omega: A Novel. New York, Scribner, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)DeLillo, Don. Point Omega: A Novel. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York, Scribner, 2010.
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