The Broom of the System
a novel (penguin orange collection)
$46.84
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2016
Summary
The Broom of the System: A Penguin Orange Collection Edition
Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback
For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin’s iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the brea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143129448 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143129449 |
| Series: | Penguin Orange Collection |
| Author: | David Foster Wallace |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 425g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 132mm x 29mm |
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“Daring, hilarious… a zany picaresque adventure of contemporary America run amok.”
“Daring, hilarious… a zany picaresque adventure of contemporary America run amok.“ —The New York Times
“Wonderful… a cathartic experience with lots of laughs and lots of deeper meanings.“ —The Washington Post Book World
About The Author
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace (1962–2008) wrote what would become his first novel, The Broom of the System, as his senior English thesis at Amherst College. He received an MFA from the University of Arizona in 1987 and briefly pursued graduate work in philosophy at Harvard. His second novel, Infinite Jest, was published in 1996. Wallace taught creative writing at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College and published the story collections Girl with Curious Hair, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, and Oblivion and the essay collections A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again and Consider the Lobster. He was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award, and a Whiting Writers’ Award and served on the Usage Panel for The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. His last novel, The Pale King, was published posthumously in 2011.
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