A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
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Baker & Taylor
A collection of keen observations, witty analyses, and essays on a wide range of subjects exposes the fault lines in today's society
Hachette Book Group
In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, … More »
A collection of keen observations, witty analyses, and essays on a wide range of subjects exposes the fault lines in today's society
Hachette Book Group
In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, … More »
Baker & Taylor
A collection of keen observations, witty analyses, and essays on a wide range of subjects exposes the fault lines in today's society
Hachette Book Group
In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner - David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
Baker
& Taylor
Acclaimed as one of "Generation X"'s most talented writers, the author ofInfinite Jest presents seven witty, compelling essays on subjects ranging from tennis to literary theory to forced fun aboard an ocean liner. Reprint. Tour.
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A collection of keen observations, witty analyses, and essays on a wide range of subjects exposes the fault lines in today's society
Hachette Book Group
In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner - David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
Baker
& Taylor
Acclaimed as one of "Generation X"'s most talented writers, the author of
Imprint:
Boston - Back Bay BooksLittle, Brown and Co
Pages:
353
Edition:
1st Back Bay ed
ISBN:
0316925284, 9780316925280
Language:
English
Notes:
Originally published in hardcover 1997
Derivative sport in tornado alley -- E unibus pluram : television and U.S. fiction -- Getting away from already being pretty much away from it all -- Greatly exaggerated -- David Lynch keeps his head -- Tennis player Michael Joyce's professional artistry as a paradigm of certain stuff about choice, freedom, discipline, joy, grotesquerie, and human completeness -- A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again
Derivative sport in tornado alley -- E unibus pluram : television and U.S. fiction -- Getting away from already being pretty much away from it all -- Greatly exaggerated -- David Lynch keeps his head -- Tennis player Michael Joyce's professional artistry as a paradigm of certain stuff about choice, freedom, discipline, joy, grotesquerie, and human completeness -- A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again
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David Foster Wallace
Characteristics:
353 p. :,ill. ;,24 cm.
Author (Original Script):
Wallace, David Foster
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Add a CommentThe finest essayist in English of his generation, bar none.
To my knowledge, there is no more sincere a voice than Wallace's in contemporary literature. He manages to combine his keen powers of observation with a disarmingly magnanimous wit. Like his other collections of essays ("Consider the Lobster" is every bit as great), this title is challenging but incredibly rewarding.