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Don DeLillo: The Body Artist

Cosmopolis (Scribner's) and The Body Artist (Scribner's) In this, the second of a two-part interview, Don DeLillo explores his most enigmatic creation: the weird gnome at the heart of his last novel, The Body Artist.

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By Michael Silverblatt • Jun 26, 2003 • 29m Listen

In this, the second of a two-part interview, Don DeLillo explores his most enigmatic creation: the weird gnome at the heart of his last novel, The Body Artist(Scribner's). DeLillo, who claims he has never talked about this character in public, says some strange stuff that illuminates his whole body of work. (Listen to Part I here)

Read anexcerptfrom Cosmopolis. Read an excerpt from The Body Artist.

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    Michael Silverblatt

    host, 'Bookworm'

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    Don DeLillo

    American novelist, playwright and essayist

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