{"product_id":"a-supposedly-fun-thing-ill-never-do-again-essays-and-arguments-paperback","title":"A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Foster Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese widely acclaimed essays from the author of \u003ci\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/i\u003e -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Foster Wallace was born in Ithaca, New York, in 1962 and raised in Illinois, where he was a regionally ranked junior tennis player. He received bachelor of arts degrees in philosophy and English from Amherst College and wrote what would become his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Broom of the System\u003c\/i\u003e, as his senior English thesis. He received a masters of fine arts from University of Arizona in 1987 and briefly pursued graduate work in philosophy at Harvard University. His second novel, \u003ci\u003e Infinite Jest\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1996. Wallace taught creative writing at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College, and published the story collections \u003ci\u003eGirl with Curious Hair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrief Interviews with Hideous Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOblivion, \u003c\/i\u003ethe essay collections \u003ci\u003eA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConsider the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award, and a Whiting Writers' Award, and was appointed to the Usage Panel for The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. He died in 2008. His last novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Pale King\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 201\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.24 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52698822312243,"sku":"9780316925280","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NFU2dEJtN1ZWUDJGQ055ZFR1YVc5Zz09.webp?v=1763186179","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-supposedly-fun-thing-ill-never-do-again-essays-and-arguments-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}