The Pale King
24
%
181 Kč 239 Kč
Sleva až 70% u třetiny knih
Aus dem Nachlass von David Foster Wallace, der leider unvollendete 'The Pale King', ein Roman, der die Langeweile als Therapie sowie ihre Überwindung zum Thema hat. The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even what little humanity and dignity the work still has. The Pale King remained unfinished at the time of David Foster Wallace's death, but it is a deeply compelling and satisfying novel, hilarious and fearless and as original as anything Wallace ever undertook. It grapples directly with ultimate questions - questions of life's meaning and of the value of work and society - through characters imagined with the interior force and generosity that were Wallace's unique gifts. Along the way it suggests a new idea of heroism and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time
Autor: | Foster Wallace David |
Nakladatel: | Hachette |
Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Jazyk : | Angličtina |
Vazba: | Paperback |
Počet stran: | 736 |
Mohlo by se vám také líbit..
-
Both Flesh And Not
Foster Wallace David
-
Krátké rozhovory s odpornými muži
Foster Wallace David
-
The Language of Thorns : Midnight Tal...
Leigh Bardugo
-
Every Last Word
Stoneová Tamara Ireland
-
Giraffes Can´t Dance - International ...
Andreae, Giles
-
The Koala Who Could
Rey H.A.
-
The Lion Inside
Bright, Rachel
-
The Arrival
Shaun Tan
-
The Land of Stories: An Author´s Odys...
Chris Colfer
-
The Magic Trap
Davies Jacqueline
-
The Bell Bandit
Davies Jacqueline
-
The Candy Smash
Davies Jacqueline
-
The Proof
Reilly, Martina
-
The Lemonade Crime
Davies Jacqueline
-
Rowan Oakwing: Night of the Fox
Clarke E. J.
-
Rowan Oakwing : A London Fairy Tale
Clarke E. J.