THE DAVID FOSTER WALLACE READER Limited Edition
by WALLACE, David Foster
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Pine Plains, New York, United States
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About This Item
SEALED in publisher s original shrink wrap, a rare, pristine copy, one of only 250, of David Foster Wallace's oeuvre, a memoriam or epitaph of his greatest works published after he died a tragic suicidal death. THE DAVID FOSTER WALLACE READER introduces his ever-growing readers to his remarkable humor, kindness, sweeping intellect, and versatility as a writer. Featuring selections of his brilliant fiction and nonfiction, the Reader is comprised of outstanding chapters from the novels The Broom of the System, Infinite Jest, and The Pale King, along with legendary stories including "The Depressed Person," "Good Old Neon," and his previously unpublished first story. This collection also features Wallace's essays delving into luxury ("A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again"), morality ("Consider the Lobster"), sports ("Roger Federer Both Flesh and Not"), literature, and the deep paradoxes of American life, plus reading lists from his career as a professor. This deluxe edition of THE DAVID FOSTER WALLACE READER features original artwork by Karen Green. The cover art, a painting titled "It's Fun to Read," was created expressly this Limited Edition by Karen Green in 2014. Each copy of the limited edition contains one piece of the original painting. In positively new condition, sealed in publisher s shrink wrap. Book #Cv2020. $1295. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.
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- Bookseller
- Pen Ultimate Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Cv2020
- Title
- THE DAVID FOSTER WALLACE READER Limited Edition
- Author
- WALLACE, David Foster
- Format/Binding
- Slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2014
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- belles-lettres;
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