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525 Don DeLillo (with Jesse Kavadlo)

The History of Literature

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The Power of History

The context of the Beatles is in many ways very important to understand what the Beatles music is. I think we could say the same thing about D'Wolo's novels, especially again, this idea of the Cold War and certain ways that he approaches conspiracy. He does have this real sense of time and history. And so if students don't have that piece, they are missing out on important levels or ways of understanding the book.

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