DON DELILLO
u003cbu003eThe National Book Award-winning classic from the author of u003ciu003eUnderworld u003c/iu003eand u003ciu003eLibrau003c/iu003e, now a Netflix film starring Adam Driver, Don Cheadle, and Greta Gerwigu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003ciu003eu003cbru003eWhite Noiseu003c/iu003e tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultrau00admodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an "airborne toxic event," a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the "white noise" engulfing the Gladneysradio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmuringspulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003ePart of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperbacku003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eWinner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competitionu003c/bu003eu003c/bu003e