Ratner’s Star

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Ratner’s Star is a dense, experimental novel by Don DeLillo that blends science fiction, mathematics, and satire in its portrayal of a young math prodigy deciphering a mysterious signal from space.

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instanceOf experimental fiction ⓘ
novel ⓘ
postmodern novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
author Don DeLillo ⓘ
centralTheme cosmology and astronomy ⓘ
epistemology and the limits of knowledge ⓘ
language and communication ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
satire of academia ⓘ
science and scientific institutions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
followedBy Players ⓘ
genre mathematical fiction ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ
satire ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasSubject astronomical observation ⓘ
communication with extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ
logic and abstraction ⓘ
prime numbers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement postmodernism ⓘ
literaryStatus critically acclaimed for ambition and complexity ⓘ
cult classic ⓘ
mainCharacter Billy Twillig ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativeStructure two-part structure ⓘ
notableFor complex treatment of mathematics in fiction ⓘ
difficulty and opacity for general readers ⓘ
philosophical digressions ⓘ
satirical portrayal of scientists and researchers ⓘ
pageCount over 400 pages ⓘ
partTitle Adventures ⓘ
Reflections ⓘ
plotElement deciphering a mysterious signal from space ⓘ
precededBy Great Jones Street ⓘ
protagonistDescription a 14-year-old mathematics prodigy ⓘ
publicationYear 1976 ⓘ
publisher Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
setting fictional research facility in the desert ⓘ
near-future or alternate contemporary world ⓘ
style dense prose ⓘ
experimental narrative techniques ⓘ
nonlinear storytelling ⓘ
use of mathematical and scientific jargon ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
workInAuthorCareer early major novel by Don DeLillo ⓘ

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Don DeLillo bibliography → includesWork → Ratner's Star ⓘ
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Billy Twillig → appearsIn → Ratner’s Star ⓘ
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