Don DeLillo on writing his novel Underworld - books podcast

The American novelist Don DeLillo gives an account of writing his modern masterpiece Underworld to the Guardian book club

The American novelist Don DeLillo gives an account of writing his modern masterpiece Underworld, at a Guardian book club live event.

DeLillo’s 1997 novel is a deep examination of postwar America, taking in nuclear paranoia, the decline of industry, Vietnam and the Cuban missile crisis, with cameo appearances from historical figures including J Edgar Hoover and Lenny Bruce.

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