**The National Book Award-winning classic from the author of
Underworld and Libra, now a Netflix film starring Adam Driver, Don
Cheadle, and Greta Gerwig
White Noise* tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette,
and four ultramodern 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
Gladneys--radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic
appliances, and TV murmurings--pulsing with life, yet suggesting
something ominous.
Part 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 paperback
Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers
competition