
In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence.Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person,' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental ...
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (April 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316925195
ISBN-13: 978-0316925198
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 80725
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Some of these essays are written so well, that they inspired anger at the characters portrayed...Many are less essays, but nit short stories either, so this book, much like its brilliant author, is hard to classify. Some of the essays are sublime tho...
lt World,' which reveals a woman's agonized consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men,' a dark, hilarious series of imagined interviews with men on the subject of their relations with women.Wallace delights in leftfield observation, mining the absurd, the surprising, and the illuminating from every situation. This collection will enthrall DFW fans, and provides a perfect introduction for new readers.