Foster Wallace, David (2014) ‘Reader’, US limited edition of 270 copies

David Foster Wallace (2014) ‘Reader’, US limited edition of only 270 copies, this copy still being sealed.

Condition: as new

Introduces his ever-growing readers to his remarkable humor and versatility as a writer. Featuring selections of his fiction and nonfiction, the Reader is comprised of outstanding chapters from the novels The Broom of the System, Infinite Jest, and The Pale King, along with legendary stories including “The Depressed Person,” “Good Old Neon,” and his previously unpublished first story. This collection also features Wallace’s essays delving into luxury (“A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again”), morality (“Consider the Lobster”), sports (“Roger Federer Both Flesh and Not”), literature, and the deep paradoxes of American life, plus reading lists from his career as a professor. This deluxe edition of THE DAVID FOSTER WALLACE READER features original artwork by Karen Green. The cover art, a painting titled “It’s Fun to Read,” was created expressly for this Limited Edition by Karen Green in 2014. Each copy of the limited edition contains one piece of the original painting.