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      End Zone

      by Don DeLillo
      Published
      Sep 1983
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      A darkly funny satire of human nature and American college football, set against the backdrop of the Cold War, by the author of the National Book Award–winning novel White Noise

      At Logos College in West Texas, huge young men, vacuum-packed into shoulder pads and shiny helmets, play football with intense passion. During an uncharacteristic winning season, the perplexed and distracted running back Gary Harkness has periodic fits of nuclear glee, fueled by his fear of and fascination with nuclear conflict.

      As the line between football and nuclear warfare blurs, the actions of the players become unorthodox and even bizarre, reflecting the disconcerting reality of a world teetering on the brink of destruction. In this triumphantly funny, deeply searching novel, Don DeLillo explores the metaphor of football as war with rich, original zeal.

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      First Edition Sep 1983 Pocket ISBN13 9780671493028 ISBN10 0671493027
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      Feb 1986 Penguin ISBN13 9780140085686 ISBN10 0140085688
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      Apr 2004 Picador (UK) ISBN13 9780330426459 ISBN10 0330426451
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      Mar 2011 Picador ISBN13 9780330524964 ISBN10 0330524968
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      Nov 2022 Pan Books (UK) ISBN13 9781529092080 ISBN10 1529092086
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      Jan 1986 Penguin ISBN13 9781101659861 ISBN10 1101659866
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      Jan 1986 Picador ISBN13 9781743280416 ISBN10 1743280416
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