The Body Artist

After her husband's devastating suicide, a performance artist named Lauren Hartke becomes obsessed with her vacation house, which seems to be haunted. Delillo's 124-page novella--much shorter than his usual weighty novels--is enigmatic and slightly mysterious, exploring the resolutely closed and inner world of a woman who is trying to survive. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.