The figure of the gunman in the window was inextricable fro… - Don DeLillo

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The figure of the gunman in the window was inextricable from the victim and his history. This sustained Oswald in his cell. It gave him what he needed to live. The more time he spent in a cell, the stronger he would get. Everybody knew who he was now.

Don DeLillo

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Donald Richard "Don" DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an award-winning American novelist, playwright, and essayist, best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Birth Name: Donald Richard DeLillo

Alternative Names: Don Delillo • Donald Richard "Don" DeLillo

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