The David Foster Wallace Reader / David Foster Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, David Foster.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction.

Short stories, American.

Essays.

Genre:

Short stories, American.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

x, 963 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Summary:

"Wallace's explorations of morality, self-consciousness, addiction, sports, love, and the many other subjects that occupied him are represented here in both fiction and nonfiction. Collected for the first time are Wallace's first published story, "The View from Planet Trillaphon as Seen In Relation to the Bad Thing" and a selection of his work as a writing instructor, including reading lists, grammar guides, and general guidelines for his students. A dozen writers and critics, including Hari Kunzru, Anne Fadiman, and Nam Le, add afterwords to favorite pieces..."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Planet Trillaphon as it stands in relation to the bad thing

The broom of the system

Girl with curious hair

Infinite jest

Brief interviews with hideous men

Oblivion

The pale king

English 64A

English 170R, Spring 2003

English 183A, Fall 2004

English 183D, Spring 2008

English 183A, your liberal-arts $ at work.

ISBN:

9780316182393

0316182397

OCLC:

887606116