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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again : Essays and Arguments

by David Foster Wallace

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These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest — on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more — established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation.  In this exuberantly prai... Read more
These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest — on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more — established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation.  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. Less

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File size9.24x6.04x0.96inches
Print pages368
PublisherBack Bay Books
Publication date February 1, 1998
Languageeng
ISBN9780316925280
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David Foster Wallace (Feb 21, 1962 – Sep 12, 2008) was an American author of novels, short stories and essays, and a university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for...

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