End Zone av Don DeLillo

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<p>During a season of unprecedented success, Gary becomes increasingly fixated on the threat of nuclear war. Both frightened and fascinated by the prospect, he listens to his team-mates discussing match tactics in much the same terms as generals might contemplate global conflict. But as the terminologies of football and nuclear war – the language of end zones – become interchanged, the polysemous nature of words emerges, and DeLillo forces us to see beyond the sterile reality of substitution.<br><br>This clever and playful novel is a timeless and topical study of human beings' obsession with conflict and confrontation.<br><br><b>Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.</b></p>