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Book SynopsisIn West Texas, college men play football with intense passion. During a winning season the running back, Gary Harkness, is fuelled by fear of, and fascination with, nuclear conflict. Among players the terminologies of football and nuclear war - the language of end zones - become interchanged.
Trade ReviewPraise for End Zone:"We've got the real thing in Don DeLillo. This is a wondrous work by an inventive talent."
—The Philadelphia Inquirer "Wonderful . . . [
End Zone] makes one wonder whether there are any limits at all to [DeLillo's] potential growth."
—The New York Times"Powerfully funny, oblique, testy, and playful, tearing along in dazzling cinematic spurts . . . A masterful novel."
—The Washington Post"Taut, witty, and resonant. The dialogue is sweaty and true."
—The Boston Globe
