A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again：Essays and Arguments

图书标准信息

• 作者 David Foster Wallace 著
• 出版社 Little Brown
• 出版时间 1998-02
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780316925280
• 定价 126.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 368页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthisexuberantlypraisedbook-acollectionofsevenpiecesonsubjectsrangingfromtelevisiontotennis,fromtheIllinoisStateFairtothefilmsofDavidLynch,frompostmodernliterarytheorytothesupposedfunoftravelingaboardaCaribbeanluxurycruiseliner-DavidFosterWallacebringstononfictionthesamecuriosity,hilarity,andexhilaratingverbalfacilitythathasdelightedreadersofhisfiction,includingthebestsellingInfiniteJest.
TheauthorofInfiniteJestandGirlwithCuriousHairturnshisfiercecuriosityandsharp,ironicsenseofhumortononfictioninhiscollectionofmusingsonawiderangeoftopics,includingthemeaningofstatefairs.320pp.Authorreadings.Printads.25,000print.

【作者简介】

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.