A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING...brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally...
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A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING...brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally ranked tennis player to his trip on a commercial cruiseliner. In each of these essays, Wallace's observations are as keen as they are funny. Filled with hilarious details and invigorating analyses, these essays brilliantly expose the fault line in American culture - and once again reveal David Foster Wallace's extraordinary talent and gargantuan intellect.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780349110011 (0349110018)
ASIN: 349110018
Publish date: February 5th 1998
Publisher: Abacus
Pages no: 353
Edition language: English
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First, I find the topics to be very enlightening w/r/t (hah, stole that from DFW) Infinite Jest (which I did enjoy when I read it a few years ago). Second, I wanted to make the global comment that I enjoy reading DFW in large part because his work is just as impressive as someone like Martin Amis, ...
he picked up a book. he read the book. it was him all over. the best version of himself! and the worst.what is postmodernism, really? is it a way to understand the world, to define the world, to separate yourself from the world... when you are actually a part of that world? a part of the so-called p...
I read Infinite Jest a few months ago, my first written by David Foster Wallace, and came to really enjoy his writing, as well as the story itself. After I read this book, I came to really enjoy the man himself. This book is a collection of essays ranging over a variety of topics, including tennis...
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