The series of stories from which this exuberantly acclaimed. Foster Wallace, David - Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Wrapper: The wrapper on this copy is very bright, is unfaded, and is complete. In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. Simultaneous release with the Little, Brown hardcover. David Foster Wallace made an art of taking readers into places no other writer even gets near. It's this sense of Wallace's strong desire to be appealing that will keep the listener with him throughout his sometimes difficult material. He conveys the earnestness of a young, hardworking writer, eager to make his eccentric vision accessible through its spoken presentation. These odd tropes come across with humor, even tenderness, in Wallace's sensitive reading. Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order. In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. His literary grab-bag trademarks include off-kilter descriptive passages, ponderous lists and footnotes, and a large portion of the tape is devoted to a one-sided interview with a psychotic sexual stalker. Read reviews and buy Brief Interviews with Hideous Men - by David Foster Wallace (Paperback) at Target. With the skill of a veteran narrator, he adeptly retains footing as he navigates his complex and wordy prose. In this audio debut, Wallace delivers his spry, satiric exercises in a sure-voiced, confident baritone.
Wallace, the young turk author whose ubernovel, Infinite Jest, was way too bulky for audio adaptation, throws himself gamely into the medium now, reading from his short fiction collection.
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