Don DeLillo
1936 – present · b. The Bronx
United States
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Biography
Donald Richard DeLillo is an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter, and essayist. His works have covered subjects as diverse as consumerism, nuclear war, the complexities of language, art, television, the advent of the Digital Age, mathematics, politics, economics, and sports.
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Awards
- Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2013)No list
- Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2012)No list
- William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2000)No list
- Jerusalem Prize (1999)No list
- American Book Awards (1998)No list
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (1992)
- National Book Award for Fiction (1985)
- Guggenheim FellowshipNo list
Notable Works
- Cosmopolis
- Libra
- Underworld
- White Noise
- Mao II
Education
- Fordham University
- Cardinal Hayes High School
