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EPISODE · Sep 29, 2023 · 2H 10M

Episode 1: Americana

from Don DeLillo Should Win the Nobel Prize · host Jeffrey Severs & Michael Streit

In Episode 1: Americana, DDSWTNP takes on DeLillo’s ravishing first novel, published in 1971 and the herald of a remarkable career to come. We discuss beguiling and beautifully sarcastic David Bell’s nihilistic road trip west, his insights into advertising and art, and his quest to make a film about his past and his country that risks “being crushed by darkness spreading from the edges of the screen.” #countingthehouse #godsavegod

In Episode 1: Americana, DDSWTNP takes on DeLillo’s ravishing first novel, published in 1971 and the herald of a remarkable career to come. We discuss beguiling and beautifully sarcastic David Bell’s nihilistic road trip west, his insights into advertising and art, and his quest to make a film about his past and his country that risks “being crushed by darkness spreading from the edges of the screen.” #countingthehouse #godsavegod

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