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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Contributor(s): Wallace, David Foster (Author)
ISBN: 0316925411     ISBN-13: 9780316925419
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
OUR PRICE:   $34.20  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 1999
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Annotation: These eclectic stories--which have been prominently serialized in "Harper's, Esquire" and the "Paris Review"--explore intensely immediate states of mind with the creative daring that has won Wallace the reputation of one of the most talented fiction writers of his generation.
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
- Fiction | Humorous - General
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 98-50944
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 288 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence.
Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. 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 agonized consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, ' a dark, hilarious series of imagined interviews with men on the subject of their relations with women.
Wallace delights in leftfield observation, mining the absurd, the surprising, and the illuminating from every situation. This collection will enthrall DFW fans, and provides a perfect introduction for new readers.