David Foster Wallace's collection of stories is made up of a series of interviews with men whose answers are given but not the questions. These men talk about their sexual attitudes, their relationships and their manipulations, revealing self-deception, cruelty and loneliness. Other pieces include a short story about a boy who lies about the nature of his father and a story about a young man hoping to avoid involvement. Wallace's style is dense with footnotes, jargon and a strong ear for speech.
For readers who like difficult, witty and unsettling postmodern fiction, it offers a collection to admire and argue with.
Deep, inward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a demanding read.
Best for readers like The Literary Connoisseur. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
