Leviathan (Auster novel) building accidentally went off. According to the forensic reports that have just been published, the man was killed instantly. His body burst into dozens of small pieces, and fragments of his corpse were found as far as fifty feet away from the site of the explosion. —"Leviathan" Through his own investigations, the narrator attempts to answer questions as to who the man was who blew himself up, why he was found with a homemade bomb, and what circumstances brought him to a violent end. "Leviathan" is borrowed from the biblical sea monster that Thomas Hobbes used as a metaphor for
Leviathan in popular culture hence the title of the episode. In the HBO series "Veep", "The Leviathan" is the nickname that Gary, the Vice President's personal aide, gives to the 60-pocket bag that he carries containing everything the VP might need while out of the office. In the television Series "Red Dwarf", the season seven episode "Epideme" features a ship called the "Leviathan" which the "Red Dwarf" crew discover buried in the middle of an ice planetoid. In the television series "Marvel's Agent Carter", Leviathan is referenced as the possible head of the enemy operation. The identity of Leviathan is yet to be revealed