A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace audiobook

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

By David Foster Wallace
Read by Paul Michael Garcia

Little, Brown & Company 9780316919890
17.78 Hours • Unabridged
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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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Summary

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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.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Animated by wonderfully exuberant prose…This volume reconfirms Mr. Wallace’s stature as one of his generation’s pre-eminent talents.”  —New York Times
“Mr. Wallace’s distinctive and infectious style, an acrobatic cart-wheeling between high intellectual discourse and vernacular insouciance, makes him tremendously entertaining to read, whatever his subject.”  —New York Times Book Review
“DFW is smart and funny, a man from whose word processor flows a torrent of brilliant observations and hysterical wit. Do your disposition and your mind a favor: Read this book.”  —Houston Chronicle
“These intelligent, funny essays are outstanding.”  —Booklist
“Truly rewarding.”  —Kirkus Reviews
“His writing is always intelligent, witty, and engaging.”  —Library Journal

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Author Bio: David Foster Wallace

Author Bio: David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace (1962–2008) was the New York Times bestselling author of Infinite Jest, The Broom of the System, and Girl with Curious Hair. His essays and stories have appeared in Harper’s, the New Yorker, Playboy, Paris Review, Conjunctions, Premiere, Tennis, the Missouri Review, and the Review of Contemporary Fiction. He received numerous awards, including the Whiting Award, the Lannan Award for Fiction, the QPB Joe Savago New Voices Award, and the O. Henry Award.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Nonfiction/Literary Collections
Runtime: 17.78
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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