This collection could possibly represent the first flowering of
post-postmoderism: visions of the world that re-imagine reality as more
realistic than we can imagine. A compelling presence of a holograph and
the up-to-the-second feeling of the most advanced art.
Boldly signed directly onto the title page by David Foster Wallace
Boldly signed directly onto the title page by David Foster Wallace
NY: Norton, 1989 Hardcover Near Fine in Fine dust jacket 0393027570. The author's second book and first collection of stories. First printing. 373 pages.
The author's debut collection of short stories. Now considered a contemporary classic. The true First Edition.
Presents ten mesmerizing and highly influential stories by one of the most ambitious, audacious, and accomplished writers of his generation. "In assessing this collection, comparisons with Don DeLillo, Tom Robbins, and Robert Coover seem accurate. Wallace is playful, idiomatically sharp, and intellectually engaged. Overwhelming in his long, torrential sentences and his wit, he subjects us to overwritten passages, but his talent is undeniable. Included in this collection is a novella that examines post-modernism.
His stories explore popular culture through the lives of a variety of characters: A lesbian with a three-year winning streak on Jeopardy, an actress anxious about appearing on David Letterman, a wealthy Republican yuppie who has a disturbing connection with some punk rockers, and Lyndon Johnson in a closeup that shows how well a historical figure can be used in fiction" (Peter Bricklebank). David Foster Wallace committed suicide (in the most determined and gruesome manner imaginable, by hanging himself) on September 12, 2008 at the age of 46. He was the Real Thing, and his death is a tremendous blow to the most vital ideas of serious contemporary culture: Principled ..
Condition
Fine/Fine. Brand new Mylar protective covering. Clean & straight boards. No markings, writings, or stampings. No attached bookplates or signs of any removed. A wonderful bright clean copy. Square and tight spine. The book is free of ripped, creased, or missing pages. Dust-jacket not price clipped. An excellent original collectible book!
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In assessing this book, comparisons with Don DeLillo, Tom Robbins, and Robert Coover seem accurate, for Wallace is playful, idiomatically sharp, and intellectually engage. Overwhelming in his long, torrential sentences and his wit, he at times subjects us to overwritten, almost showy, passages, but his talent is undeniable. Included in this collection is a novella that examines, among other things, post-modernism. His (generally overlong) stories explore popular culture through the lives of a variety of characters: a lesbian with a three-year winning streak on Jeopardy, an actress anxious about appearing on David Letterman, a wealthy Republican yuppie who has a disturbing connection with some punk rockers; and Lyndon Johnson in a closeup that shows how well a historical figure can be used in fiction. Impressive in scope and savvy.
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- NYC: Norton & Company (1989)
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