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 where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person, ' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World, ' which reveals a woman's agonized consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, ' a dark, hilarious series of imagined interviews with men on the subject of their relations with women.
Wallace delights in leftfield observation, mining the absurd, the surprising, and the illuminating from every situation. This collection will enthrall DFW fans, and provides a perfect introduction for new readers.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 04/01/2000
ISBN: 9780316925198
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.54w x 0.90d

Review Citations: New York Times 04/02/2000 pg. 32
Entertainment Weekly 09/26/2008 pg. 38