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Q:	I’m interested in obtaining copyright permission to reproduce DeLillo’s work. Or: I’d like to obtain permission to perform one of DeLillo’s plays. Or: I’d like to establish a licensing agreement to use DeLillo’s words in an advertisement.
A:	Sorry, but we can’t help you there. Consider contacting the publisher of the work in question. His work is currently published by Vintage (a division of Random House), Penguin, and Scribner.

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Q:	Your critical bibliography is missing this article.
A:	Please send the full citation to Karim Daanoune, who will first verify it and then add it to the bibliography. Thank you.

Q:	Which DeLillo novel should I read first?
A:	DeLillo himself has said that, starting in the 1980s, his novels have been “more deeply motivated ” and stemmed from “a stronger sense of commitment” to his craft (DeCurtis 65). So, as your first, you might choose one of these: The Names (1982), White Noise (1985), Libra (1988), Mao II (1991), and Underworld (1997). I usually recommend White Noise as an introduction to DeLillo.

Q:	How do you pronounce “DeLillo”?
A:	Until hearing Mr. DeLillo pronounce his own surname during a 1997 radio interview, I was not 100% sure myself. He said, “Duh Lih Lo”, with the primary accent on the second syllable, and the secondary accent on the first syllable. Phonetically, one might also write “D’Lih Lo.” The “Duh” or “D'” rhymes with “Dug,” “Lih” rhymes with “Lip,” and “Lo” rhymes with “Low.”

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The Don DeLillo Society will not do your work for you. We have work of our own to do. The Bibliography and Links provide ample resources for students and scholars. Start there. If after a thorough search of your own you are still at a loss, then you may send us your question accompanied by an indication of what research you’ve already done. There’s no guarantee that we’ll respond, but your query would be viewed more sympathetically.

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A:	Please write to Aaron DeRosa, the webmaster of these pages.