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David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words

By: David Foster Wallace
Narrated by: David Foster Wallace
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 "[DFW's] delivery is dead-on and fresh, the words often springing from his mouth as if conceived on the spot . . . . an audible confirmation that modern American writing continues to gain strength." -- Publishers Weekly on Consider the Lobster

Collected here for the first time are the stories and speeches of David Foster Wallace as read by the author himself. Over the course of his career, David Foster Wallace recorded a variety of his work in diverse circumstances -- from studio recordings to live performances -- that are finally compiled in this unique collection. Some of the pieces collected here are: "Another Pioneer," recorded at The University of Arizona Poetry Center; stories from Breif Interviews with Hiddeous Men and Consider the Lobster recorded in the studio; and the unforgettable "This Is Water," his 2005 commencement address given at Kenyon College. Also included are two interviews and a 2005 conversation with Rick Moody at Herbst Theater in San Francisco.

This collection has a special introduction written and read by acclaimed writer and editor John Jeremiah Sullivan. For fans of David Foster Wallace who have read everything he ever wrote as well as those looking to familiarize themselves with his work, David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words is a special, unique collection unavailable anywhere else. Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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Read by himself it was captivating and enthralling. Enjoyed it so much it began a pattern of me eating takeout in my car while listening to him, instead of driving straight home, eating at the beach, or eating in the restaurant. Good companion. Challenging and confronting topics though. He really likes to focus his attention on the uncomfortable outliers. The weird, deranged acts people do that most would shake their head in bisbelief he instead leaps in with a psycho analytical lens.

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