Ratner's Star

Ratner's Star is a 1976 novel by Don DeLillo. It relates the story of a child prodigy mathematician who arrives at a secret installation to work on the problem of deciphering a mysterious message that appears to come from outer space. The novel is broken into two parts, the first is a more traditional narrative, while the second is less so.

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  • Jun 1976

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Don DeLillo

Don DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an Italian-American author whose work paints a detailed portrait of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He currently lives near New York City. DeLillo grew up in an Italian-American neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Child of...

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