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David Foster Wallace - Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a critically acclaimed short story collection by the late American writer David Foster Wallace, first published in 1999 by Little, Brown.
In his startling and singular short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person', a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World', which reveals a woman's agonised consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men', a dark, hilarious series of portraits of men whose fear of women renders them grotesque.
Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many different guises.
Thought-provoking and playful, this collection confirms David Foster Wallace as one of the most young writers around. Wallace delights in leftfield observation, mining the ironic, the surprising and the illuminating from every situation.
This collection will delight his growing number of fans, and provide a perfect introduction for new readers.
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- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Fiction - Short Stories & Anthologies
- Published : 1999 (This Edition 2001 - Abacus)
- ISBN : 9780349111889
- SKU : B002882
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Endlessly inventive." - Evening Standard.
"As clever and intriguing as Wallace's past work . . . these strong, sad voices ring powerfully clear." - The Times.
"Contains longish stretches of genius." - Geoff Nicholson, The Independent.
"His skills as a literary innovator are immense . . . this is an entertaining and dazzlingly innovative work . . . a dizzying gallop across the wild frontier of contemporary fiction." - Daily Telegraph.
"Exceptionally clever." - Independent on Sunday.
"I absolutely fell in love with this book! It is accurate to the point where it gets painful to read, but you can't actually stop because it says exactly what you were afraid to say. A cathartic experience." - Google Review.
The Author
David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 - September 12, 2008) was an American author of novels, short stories and essays, and a university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which Time magazine cited as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.