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The David Foster Wallace Reader is a selection of David Foster Wallaces work- introducing readers to his humour- kindness- sweeping intellect and versatility as a writer. A compilation from the one of the most original writers of our age- featuring:* the very best of his fiction and non-fiction;* previously unpublished writing* and original contributions from 12 prominent authors and critics about his workFrom classic short fiction to genre-defining reportage- this book is a must for new readers and confirmed David Foster Wallace fans alikeOne of the most dazzling luminaries of contemporary American fiction Sunday TimesThere are times- reading his work- when you get halfway through a sentence and gasp involuntarily- and for a second you feel lucky that there was- at least for a time- someone who could make sense like no other of what it is to be a human in our era Daily TelegraphA prose magician- Mr. Wallace was capable of writing . . .about subjects from tennis to politics to lobsters- from the horrors of drug withdrawal to the small terrors of life aboard a luxury cruise ship- with humour and fervour and verve Michiko Kakutani- The New York TimesDavid Foster Wallace wrote the novels The Pale King- Infinite Jest- and The Broom of the System and three story collections. His nonfiction includes Consider the Lobster and A Supposedly Fun Thing Ill Never Do Again. He died in 2008....