brief interviews hideous men (52 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.72.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. In his startling and singular new short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. 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 agonised consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men', a dark, hilarious series of portraits of men whose fear of women renders them grotesque. Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many different guises. Thought-provoking and playful, this collection confirms David Foster Wallace as one of the most imaginative young writers around. Wallace delights in leftfield observation, mining the ironic, the surprising and the illuminating from every situation. His new collection will delight his growing number of fans, and provide a perfect introduction for new readers. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.14.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Literature - Comparative Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Cambridge (Faculty of Divinity), course: Religious Themes in Literature, language: English, abstract: By drawing on an existing study on existentialist engagement in David Foster Wallace's oeuvre to make a connection to 'Madame Bovary', this essay will argue for and examine the similarity of the problems illuminated in the two works as they both deal with the relation between the sense of self and the acknowledgment of a transcendent reality. The focus will be on 'Madame Bovary'. At first sight, the ironic character of 'Madame Bovary' appears to be susceptible to Wallace's criticism of irony. I will show that, despite his use of irony, Flaubert is ultimately as committed to recognizing a transcendent reality through his writing.Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary' and David Foster Wallace's 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men' were written nearly 150 years apart. Flaubert, on the one hand, is often categorized within the tradition of realism - a label that he himself rejected - which followed a literary period of romanticism. On the other hand, Wallace, as a contemporary writer, enters a stage that is dominated by postmodern thinking. Both their writings are shaped by their critical engagement with the literary movement and social reality of their time and the protagonists of their writings are created as prototypes of the mind-set they seek to criticize through literary reflection. Due to the differences in their literary context, however, it seems natural to assume that the two writers have very different literary agendas. Flaubert appears to propose through his writings a radical dissociation in face of and opposition to both the escapist tendencies of romantic novels and the reality of bourgeois society of his time, whereas Wallace criticizes the exact tendency of ironic dissociation as they have become rife in post-modern literature.

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55.

Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Color (illustrator). Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 273 pages. A collection of short stories from the author of "Infinite Jest." The title story is the basis for a movie directed by John Krasinski that starred Julianne Nicholson and Timothy Hutton. A fine and tight copy in a clean very near fine dust jacket.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. 8vo. [12], 0-273, [2] pp. Black paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $24.00 on front flap of jacket. Few very faint, tiny spots of discoloration to top of textblock, else a Fine book in a Fine dust jacket.

Original Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine in Wraps. Proof. Proof. Original Wraps. This was Wallace's second collection of short stories. Though best known for Infinite Jest, his short fiction is extrodinary. Uncommon generally and scarce in as nice condition as found here. Minor shelf/edge wear, front upper corner shows slight crease, spine lightly sunned, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue paper wraps, black ink letter. Small 8vo. 273pp.

Boston. Little Brown & Company. 1999. First printing of the Litte Brown hardcover edition. 275 XIII pages. HARDCOVER EDITION ! Hardcover with dust jacket. Silver gilt spine lettering, deckled fore-edge. Verlagsfrisch. As new. Excellent copy. Unused. Signed by Wallace. Dust jacket Design by John Fulbrook III, Photograph by Karen Beard. Book Design by Melodie Wertelet. Sprache: Englisch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact us always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***.

Unbound. Zustand: Near Fine. Two audio cassettes in folding plastic case. Plastic case a little yellowed and with a little wear, very good; the tapes are fine. Approximately three hours of Wallace reading his stories.