David Foster Wallace - Libros y biografía

A visionary, a craftsman, a comedian ... 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...

Is John McCain "For Real?" That's the question David Foster Wallace set out to explore when he first climbed aboard Senator McCain's campaign caravan in February 2000. It was a moment when Mccain was...

Une femme solitaire et déprimée lutte contre la maladie avec l’aide d’un thérapeute, d’une poignée d’amis proches et d’antidépresseurs. Dans cette nouvelle issue du recueil Brefs entretiens avec des hommes...

Deux enfants sont abandonnés sur une aire d’autoroute. Des années plus tard, sur le plateau du célèbre jeu télévisé Jeopardy, une jeune fille enchaîne les victoires. Issue du recueil La FIlle aux cheveux...

Beloved for his keen eye, sharp wit, and relentless self-mockery, David Foster Wallace has been celebrated by both critics and fans as the voice of a generation. In this hilarious essay, originally published...

In this rare peak into the personal life of the author of numerous bestselling novels, gain an understanding of David Foster Wallace and how he became the man that he was. Only once did David Foster...

These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation....

The Director's Cut (three times longer than the RS article) is an incisive, funny, thoughtful piece about life on "Bullshit One" -- the nickname for the press bus that followed McCain's Straight Talk...

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...

Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Francis Kerline L'Amérique, dans un futur proche. Les U.S.A., le Canada et le Mexique ont formé une fédération surpuissante, et la Société du Spectacle a gagné :...

'A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything' New York Times'Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight' James Wood, Guardian'He...

Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humour? What is John Updike's deal anyway? And who won the Adult Video News' Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow...

David Foster Wallace and Mark Costello's exuberant exploration of rap music and culture. Living together in Cambridge in 1989, David Foster Wallace and longtime friend Mark Costello discovered that they...

David Foster Wallace è ritenuto la voce più originale e rilevante della letteratura americana degli ultimi vent’anni; è celebre per il suo romanzo-fiume Infinite Jest, i racconti e i reportage narrativi,...

Cambridge, 1989. David Foster Wallace et son ami de fac Mark Costello découvrent qu’ils partagent le même enthousiasme « un peu inconfortable, quelque peu furtif, et très distinctement blanc » pour le...