The Names (novel)

The Names

The Names by Don DeLillo
Author	Don DeLillo
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date	September 12, 1982
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	339 (Hardback first edition)
ISBN	0-394-52814-X
OCLC	8474207
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 19
LC Class	PS3554.E4425 N3 1982

The Names (1982) is the seventh novel of American novelist Don DeLillo. The work, set mostly in Greece, is primarily a series of character studies, interwoven with a plot about a mysterious "language cult" that is behind a number of unexplained murders. Among the many themes explored throughout the work is the intersection of language and culture, the perception of American culture from both within and outside its borders, and the impact that narration has on the facts of a story.

While initially some reviewers found The Names intellectually rich but unsuccessful as a novel, it became regarded in subsequent years as one of DeLillo's best works.