Wallace - Libros y biografía

David Foster Wallace n'était pas qu'un grand romancier. C'était aussi un essayiste chez qui l'humour côtoyait une lucidité redoutable. Ce premier tome de Considérations sur le homard regroupe les textes...

In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness -- a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his....

Bestselling author B. Alan Wallace delivers the long-awaited followup to his Stilling the Mind: Shamatha Teachings from Dudjom Lingpa’s Vajra Essence (2011).This companion volume stems from an oral commentary...

An unprovoked, meaningless night attack is terrifying enough on your own home planet, worse on a world across the Galaxy. But the horror is the offer of help that cannot be accepted!

Outcasts of a society of physically perfect people, they couldn't stay and they couldn't go home again—yet there had to be some escape for them. Oddly enough, there was!

Today’s organizations are packed full of experts in every area from marketing to risk to sales to IT. Many of these people are also leaders, heading teams or large departments. They are followed because...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

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...

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...

In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. Wallace's stories present a world...

It's a small attention span world out there, and not everyone's interested in paging through lengthy tomes to deepen their intellect. They want their information. And they want it now. This book fills...

" La situation est pire, bien pire que ce que vous pouvez imaginer. Si votre inquiétude face au réchauffement climatique se résume à une crainte de la montée du niveau de la mer, vous ne faites qu'effleurer...

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...

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...

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...

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 :...

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....

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...

Can you name:All five movements of Beethoven's Missa solemnis. Check.The films that Kurosawa based on Western works. Check.Dante's Nine Circles of Hell. Check.If so, you're off to an edifying start--but...

Reflecting their owner’s taste and serving as an impressive exhibition space for visitors, cabinets of curiosities were a place of interest in the houses of the wealthy in the 16th an 17th centuries....

In 'The Man who Knew' by Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace, readers are taken on a suspenseful journey through the seedy underbelly of London's criminal world. Written in Wallace's signature fast-paced and...

In 'Tam o' the Scoots' by Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace, readers are taken on a thrilling journey through the criminal underworld of London. Wallace's fast-paced and suspenseful writing style keeps the...

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace's novel, 'The Green Rust', is a compelling mystery filled with suspense and intrigue. Set in post-World War I England, the story follows the investigation led by Chief Inspector...

Mudar-se para uma nova cidade pode ser difícil, principalmente quando o passado se recusa a nos abandonar. Tatiana cresceu em uma colônia de imigrantes do Leste Europeu no sul do país, tendo sua infância...

Inquietudes: da margem do rio à poesia marginal é uma obra construída a partir de vivências do indivíduo ribeirinho, e o impacto da COVID-19 em sua região e também no mundo. O projeto envolve poesias...

Reflecting their owner’s taste and serving as an impressive exhibition space for visitors, cabinets of curiosities were a place of interest in the houses of the wealthy in the 16th an 17th centuries....

A collection of poems illustrating how influential the immediate people in your life and their life events can affect you. Time is everything in our lives and it is important to find the light at the...

 A collection of poems illustrating the ups and downs of the mind, specifically, how depression spreads slowly like a cancer in our minds. The house, depicted on the cover, is an analogy of what is to...