There is September 11 and then there are the days after, and finally the years. “Falling Man” begins in the smoke and ash of the burning towers and traces the aftermath of this global tremor in the intimate lives of a few individuals. Theirs are lives choreographed by loss, grief and the enormous force of history.

‘These are pages of magnificent force and control, DeLillo’s genius at full pelt. Reading them, you have to remind yourself to keep breathing’ – “New Statesman”. ‘Searing, profoundly unsettling.

An unforgettable novel’ – “Sunday Times”. ‘A revelatory piece of writing that will stand as a testament to DeLillo’s genius’ – “Times Literary Supplement”. ‘As fine a thing as DeLillo has ever made.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2008
Publisher: Picador
Pages: 246
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9781447224372
ISBN 10: 144722437X