{"product_id":"the-pale-king-an-unfinished-novel-9780316074230","title":"The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel","description":"The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even what little humanity and dignity the work still has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pale King\u003c\/i\u003e remained unfinished at the time of David Foster Wallace's death, but it is a deeply compelling and satisfying novel, hilarious and fearless and as original as anything Wallace ever undertook. It grapples directly with ultimate questions -- questions of life's meaning and of the value of work and society -- through characters imagined with the interior force and generosity that were Wallace's unique gifts. Along the way it suggests a new idea of heroism and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316074230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.40w x 1.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pulitzer Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2011 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/17\/2011 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/02\/2011 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/24\/2011 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2011 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2010 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2010 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2010 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2011 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2011 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Books of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Foster Wallace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470611435701,"sku":"9780316074230","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5252201e-9acc-43fa-9e0b-16997f96254a.jpg?v=1612926286","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-pale-king-an-unfinished-novel-9780316074230","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}