{"product_id":"both-flesh-and-not-essays-paperback","title":"Both Flesh and Not: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Foster Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant, dazzling, never-before-collected nonfiction writings by \"one of America's most daring and talented writers\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e): \u003ci\u003eBoth Flesh and Not\u003c\/i\u003e gathers fifteen of Wallace's seminal essays, all published in book form for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNever has Wallace's seemingly endless curiosity been more evident than in this compilation of work spanning nearly 20 years of writing. Here, Wallace turns his critical eye with equal enthusiasm toward Roger Federer and Jorge Luis Borges; \u003ci\u003eTerminator 2\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best of the Prose Poem\u003c\/i\u003e; the nature of being a fiction writer and the quandary of defining the essay; the best underappreciated novels and the English language's most irksome misused words; and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoth Flesh and Not\u003c\/i\u003e restores Wallace's essays as originally written, and it includes a selection from his personal vocabulary list, an assembly of unusual words and definitions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Foster Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ithaca, New York, in 1962 and raised in Illinois, where he was a regionally ranked junior tennis player. He received bachelor of arts degrees in philosophy and English from Amherst College and wrote what would become his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Broom of the System\u003c\/i\u003e, as his senior English thesis. He received a masters of fine arts from University of Arizona in 1987 and briefly pursued graduate work in philosophy at Harvard University. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1996. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wallace taught creative writing at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College, and published the story collections \u003ci\u003eGirl with Curious Hair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrief Interviews with Hideous Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOblivion\u003c\/i\u003e, the essay collections \u003ci\u003eA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConsider the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award, and a Whiting Writers' Award, and was appointed to the Usage Panel for The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. He died in 2008. His last novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Pale King\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2011.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45334021668966,"sku":"9780316182386","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Z3BYanVtWC9UNzJYbzhNbE1LdWdDdz09.webp?v=1774475211","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/both-flesh-and-not-essays-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}