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1	Infinite Jest more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist Set in the near-future, this swirling comedy/epic revolves around a tennis academy, a residence for recovering substance abusers, a tight group of Quebecois-separatist terrorists, and "Infinite Jest", a film so funny that it literally kills. Perhaps one of the most ambitious attempts to capture the spirit of the age, Wallace's pervasive theme is ... see all copies from £3.97! new only from £10.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Consider the Lobster and Other Essays more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist This brilliant and hilarious new collection of essays is offered by the award-winning author of the bestselling "Infinite Jest." see all copies from £6.46! new only from £6.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING...brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally ranked tennis player to his trip on a commercial ... see all copies from £2.86! new only from £6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Broom of the System more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist 'A visionary, a craftsman, a comedian and as serious as it is possible to be without accidentally writing a religious text. He can do anything with a piece of prose, and it is a humbling experience to see him go to work on what has passed up till now as "modern fiction". He's so modern he's in a different time-space continuum from the rest of ... see all copies from £3.61! new only from £6.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The ... see all copies from £6.07! new only from £6.07!
6	The Best American Essays more books like this by David Foster Wallace (Editor) add to wishlist Edited by the critically acclaimed writer David Foster Wallace, this years collection includes such contributors as Jo Ann Beard, Mark Danner, Malcolm Gladwell, Louis Menand, Molly Peacock, and others. see all copies from £2.30! new only from £2.30! \| first editions
7	Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist The versatile David Foster Wallace tackles the concept of infinity, exploring its essential nature: is it simply an abstraction, or an actual mathematical entity? Wallace looks at Georg Cantor's 19th-century comments on the issue and includes his own thoughts on a question that has perplexed mathematicians for centuries. see all copies from £7.93! new only from £10.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Girl with Curious Hair: Stories more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist From the author of THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM and INFINITE JEST, a collection of short stories which feature characters such as former president Lyndon Johnson, a late-night comedian, a ubiquitous game-show host, and a punk fashioned Young Republican woman. see all copies from £7.46! new only from £10.20! \| first editions
9	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist This book alternates interviews--in which only the interviewee's voice is heard--with formally innovative short stories and pseudo-essays. Dwelling on sex, obsession, and adolescence, Wallace charts paths through an etymological dictionary and the mind of a boy on a high-dive with equal enthusiasm. This book was named a New York Times Notable Book ... see all copies from £2.29! new only from £5.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments Tag: Author of Infinite Jest more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist In this collection of essays, Wallace describes his various excursions into normal life--a Caribbean cruise, the Illinois State Fair--in comic terms. This book also includes several pieces on more intellectual subjects, such as the films of David Lynch, the relationship of television and irony to American fiction, post-structuralist literary ... see all copies from £8.98! new only from £66.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Oblivion: Stories more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist In his third collection of stories, David Foster Wallace ranges in subject matter from an adman trying to drum up enthusiasm for a product called Mr. Squishy, to a father whose son has survived a harrowing school attack, to a sculptor who uses his own feces as a medium. As always, Wallace walks a line between the absurd and the profound, and a ... see all copies from £5.68! new only from £5.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	McCain's Promise: Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters, Thinking about Hope more books like this by David Foster Wallace, Jacob Weisberg (Foreword by) add to wishlist In February 2000 John Mc Cain was widely perceived as the voice of hope in American presidential politics: the "anti-candidate," the harbinger of change, the straight talker whose vigor and apparent authenticity were winning him support among disaffected voters from both parties and especially from young Americans. David Foster Wallace, ... see all copies from £1.31! new only from £3.64!
13 view cover	Girl with Curious Hair more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist Wallace's innovative stories include a lesbian love story involving a JEOPARDY winner and a researcher for the show; a memoir by a fictional aide to LBJ; and a rich kid who hangs out with rock stars and tells his tale in the voice of a proper English schoolboy. see all copies from £8.52! new only from £8.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present more books like this by Mark Costello, David Foster Wallace add to wishlist The author of "Infinite Jest" and his co-writer discuss rap and popular culture, power, money, racial politics, and language in the first book to seriously consider rap and its position as a vital force in American culture. "Brilliantly written . . . (with) great wit, insight, and in-your-face energy".--"Review of Contemporary Fiction". see all copies from £17.15! new only from £43.61! \| first editions
15	The Future of Fiction more books like this by David Foster Wallace (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £8.26! new only from £12.43! \| first editions
16 view cover	Open City more books like this by David Foster Wallace, Delmore Schwartz, David Berman add to wishlist The most important new literary journal to emerge since Granta, Open City has published some of the best work by major writers and artists such as Mary Gaitskill, Denis Johnson, Jeff Koons, David Foster Wallace, Irvine Welsh, Terry Southern, Patrick McCabe, Sam Lipsyte, and David Berman. Edited by the writers Thomas Beller and Daniel Pinchbeck and ... see all copies from £6.73!
17	Extincion by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist see all copies from £19.53! new only from £19.54!
18 view cover	La Nia del Pelo Raro more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist see all copies from £14.26! new only from £14.27!
19	Hablemos De Langostas by Wallace David Foster add to wishlist see all copies from £14.26! new only from £14.27!
20 view cover	The Mechanics' Institute Review: Issue 4 by David Foster Wallace Rose Tremain, Joyce Carol Oates add to wishlist see all copies from £1.25!
21	Georg Cantor by David Foster; Schmidt Wallace, Thorsten; Reuter, Helmut add to wishlist see all copies from £19.94!
22	In Alter Vertrautheit by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist see all copies from £14.58! new only from £14.58!
23	Der Besen Im System by David Foster; Ingendaay Wallace, Marcus add to wishlist see all copies from £17.66! new only from £18.06!
24	Schrecklich Amüsant-Aber in Zukunft Ohne Mich by David Foster add to wishlist see all copies from £12.72! new only from £12.72!
25	Kleines Mädchen Mit Komischen Haaren by Marcus; Scheck Ingendaay, Denis; Wallace, David Foster add to wishlist see all copies from £13.53! new only from £13.53!

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