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Inthisexuberantlypraisedbook-acollectionofsevenpiecesonsubjectsrangingfromtelevisiontotennis,fromtheIllinoisStateFairtothefilmsofDavidLynch,frompostmodernliterarytheorytothesupposedfunoftravelingaboardaCaribbeanluxurycruiseliner-DavidFosterWallacebringstononfictionthesamecuriosity,hilarity,andexhilaratingverbalfacilitythathasdelightedreadersofhisfiction,includingthebestsellingInfiniteJest.
TheauthorofInfiniteJestandGirlwithCuriousHairturnshisfiercecuriosityandsharp,ironicsenseofhumortononfictioninhiscollectionofmusingsonawiderangeoftopics,includingthemeaningofstatefairs.320pp.Authorreadings.Printads.25,000print.
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DavidFosterWallacewasborninIthaca,NewYork,in1962andraisedinIllinois,wherehewasaregionallyrankedjuniortennisplayer.HereceivedbachelorofartsdegreesinphilosophyandEnglishfromAmherstCollegeandwrotewhatwouldbecomehisfirstnovel,TheBroomoftheSystem,ashisseniorEnglishthesis.HereceivedamastersoffineartsfromUniversityofArizonain1987andbrieflypursuedgraduateworkinphilosophyatHarvardUniversity.Hissecondnovel,InfiniteJest,waspublishedin1996.WallacetaughtcreativewritingatEmersonCollege,IllinoisStateUniversity,andPomonaCollege,andpublishedthestorycollectionsGirlwithCuriousHair,BriefInterviewswithHideousMen,andOblivionandtheessaycollectionsASupposedlyFunThingI''llNeverDoAgainandConsidertheLobster.HewasawardedtheMacArthurFellowship,aLannanLiteraryAward,andaWhitingWriters''Award,andwasappointedtotheUsagePanelforTheAmericanHeritageDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.Hediedin2008.Hislastnovel,ThePaleKing,waspublishedin2011.
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