Literary Philosophy 2003

Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo

Published in Spanish as Cosmópolis

Eric Packer, a young billionaire asset manager, journeys across New York in his limousine despite a threat against his life, and the occurances of various events that are stalling traffic throughout…

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What it is

All in one day, one night or one summer · properly strange

What happens in it

One day, one summer Closed setting

Reading sheet

How it's told

Who tells it
Third person, up close
Pulls you in with
How it's written
Style
Literary

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like a story shut inside one place
  • how it's written matters to you as much as what happens
  • you like dry, sideways humour

Maybe not if…

  • you read in bed right before sleeping

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