Alexandru Oravițan is, undoubtedly, one of the gifted researchers of his generation in the field of Anglo-American Studies. After his first book, an extensive study on post-9/11 literature, this insightful companion to Don DeLillo’s 21st-century novels occupies a specific niche via astute critical readings. It convincingly highlights the ways in which the analyzed author’s stylistic choices and nuanced approaches to the ubiquitous themes of time and death can be read as signs of a cultural continuity that authoritatively inscribes DeLillo in the continuum of the global narrative. Engaged in a captivating intellectual dialogue with the existing theoretical framework, Oravițan chooses to focus on the linguistic aspects of fictional representation, which help convey an intriguing worldview, revolving around the creative process’ potential to question, confront, resist, and heal in times of sociohistorical trauma. Ingenious, poised, and well-documented, this volume is a valuable contribution to international Don DeLillo criticism and a notable resource in American Studies.

CRISTINA CHEVEREȘAN