{"product_id":"9781529092080","title":"End Zone","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  DeLillo, Don \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 November 2022 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Picador Collection' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 16 | 174g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis clever and playful novel is a timeless and topical study of human beings' obsession with conflict and confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40949473411207,"sku":"9781529092080","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9781529092080.jpg?v=1710423733","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781529092080","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}