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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
- Author
- David Foster Wallace
- Narrator
- Paul Garcia
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 27 March 2025
- Run Time
- 17 hours 47 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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It's the kind of book you can't even put down while brushing your teeth. He's damn good. I take my hat off to him.
GUARDIAN
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Enviably good.
SUNDAY TIMES
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Like sea air, David Foster Wallace is so bracing.
GLASGOW HERALD
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Brilliant.
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Details
- Author
- David Foster Wallace
- Narrator
- Paul Garcia
- Duration
- 17 hours 47 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781405565837
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Humorous fiction, Humour, Humour collections and anthologies, Satirical fiction and parodies, Biography and non-fiction prose
Synopsis
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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