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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
- Author
- David Foster Wallace
- Narrator
- Paul Garcia
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 7 February 2012
- Run Time
- 17 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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“Animated by wonderfully exuberant prose…this volume reconfirms Mr. Wallace's stature as one of his generation's pre-eminent talents.”—New York Times
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Details
- Author
- David Foster Wallace
- Narrator
- Paul Garcia
- Duration
- 17 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 February 2012
- ISBN
- 9781611135169
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Humour collections and anthologies, Biography: writers, Literary essays, Travel writing
Synopsis
These widely acclaimed essays from the besteselling 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.
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