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PZ4.D346 Ru PS3554.E4425. Running Dog is a 1978 novel by Don DeLillo. The book concerns Moll Robbins, a reporter for the eponymous magazine--a fictional "underground" once-radical magazine, a parody of Rolling Stone -- whose investigation into the suspicious activities of a member of the U.S. Senate uncover the possible existence of ...
1 de ene. de 1978 · Running Dog is a stripped-down 1970s thriller of wry paranoia. It alternates between several characters' viewpoints as they compete to acquire a film, possibly pornographic, shot in Hitler's bunker at the end of World War II. The novel's heroine is Moll Robbins, a journalist for the ironically-named radical magazine Running Dog.
Running dog is a pejorative term for an unprincipled person who helps or flatters those who are more powerful and often evil. It is a literal translation of the Chinese pejorative 走狗 (pinyin: zǒugǒu ), meaning a yes-man or lackey , and is derived from the tendency of dogs to follow after humans in hopes of receiving food scraps.
Don DeLillo’s Running Dog (1978) is a captivating novel that delves into the intricate layers of human nature, exploring themes of obsession, power, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction.
DeLillo’s Running Dog, originally published in 1978, follows Moll Robbins, a New York city journalist trailing the activities of an influential senator. In the process she is dragged into the black market world of erotica and shady, infatuated men, where a cat-and-mouse chase for an erotic film rumored to "star" Adolph Hitler leads to ...
11 de abr. de 2012 · DeLillo's Running Dog, originally published in 1978, follows Moll Robbins, a New York city journalist trailing the activities of an influential senator. In the process she is dragged into the...
4 de mar. de 2011 · As the paranoia builds and the combatants lose sight of their motives, their souls, even the object itself, Don DeLillo reveals the terrible truth behind our acquisitiveness in Running Dog – a masterful thriller from an award-winning novelist. America's greatest living writer.
