Brief interviews with hideous men / David Foster Wallace.
A collection of 23 stories, several of which deal with misunderstandings between men and women. In one, a man assumes that women find his mutilated arm sexy, in another a wife is inhibited in her lovemaking by fear that her husband will think she is a slut.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316925195
- ISBN: 0316925411
- ISBN: 9780316925198
- ISBN: 9780316925419
- Physical Description: 273 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, [1999]
- Copyright: ©1999
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A radically condensed history of postindustrial life -- Death is not the end -- Forever overhead -- Brief interviews with hideous men -- Yet another example of the porousness of certain borders (XI) -- The depressed person -- The devil is a busy man -- Think -- Signifying nothing -- Brief interviews with hideous men -- Datum centurio -- Octet -- Adult world (I) -- Adult world (II) -- The devil is a busy man -- Church not made with hands -- Yet another example of the porousness of certain borders (VI) -- Brief interviews with hideous men -- Tri-Stan : I sold Sissee Nar to Ecko -- On his deathbed, holding your hand, the acclaimed new young off-Broadway playwright's father begs a boon -- Suicide as a sort of present -- Brief interviews with hideous men -- Yet another example of the porousness of certain borders (XXIV).
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- Subject:
- Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
Short stories.
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- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC WALLACE (Text) | 36015000352985 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
