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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Named Person: | David Foster Wallace; David Foster Wallace; David Foster Wallace; David Foster Wallace; David Foster Wallace |
Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Marshall Boswell |
ISBN: | 1570035172 9781570035173 9781570038877 1570038872 |
OCLC Number: | 52757449 |
Description: | 232 pages ; 19 cm. |
Contents: | Cynicism and Naivete : Modernism's third wave -- The broom of the system : Wittgenstein and the rules of the game -- Girl with curious hair : inside and outside the set -- Infinite jest : too much fun for anyone mortal to hope to endure -- Brief interview with hideous men : interrogations and consolidations. |
Series Title: | Understanding contemporary American literature. |
Responsibility: | Marshall Boswell. |
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Abstract:
Marshall Boswell examines the four major works of fiction David Foster Wallace has produced thus far: the novels "The Broom of the System" and "Infinite Jest" and the story collections "Girl with Curious Hair" and "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men".
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A valuable introduction to Wallace and his first four books. Boswell provides enlightening interpretations of much of the fiction. - Review of Contemporary Fiction
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