Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
by David Foster Wallace
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace holds a highly rated rating of 4.25 out of 5, based on 26.6K reader ratings. First published in 2005. The book spans 343 pages.
About Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a funny bone? What is John Updike's deal, anyway? And what happens when adult video starlets meet their fans in person? David Foster Wallace answers these questions and more in essays that are also enthralling narrative adventures. Whether covering the three-ring circus of a vicious presidential race, plunging into the wars between dictionary writers, or confronting the World's Largest Lobster Cooker at the annual Maine Lobster Festival, Wallace projects a quality of thought that is uniquely his and a voice as powerful and distinct as any in American letters.Contains: "Big Red Son," "Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think," "Some Remarks on Kafka's Funniness from Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed," "Authority and American Usage," "The View from Mrs. Thompson's," "How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart," "Up, Simba," "Consider the Lobster," "Joseph Frank's Dostoevsky" and "Host."
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | David Foster Wallace |
| Published | 2005 |
| Pages | 343 |
| Kindle Price | $10.99 |
| Genres | Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Fiction |
| Average Rating | 4.25 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 26,551 |
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays is categorized as Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Fiction. Its primary genre classification is Philosophy.
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays has 343 pages.
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays was written by David Foster Wallace. It was first published in 2005.
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The ISBN-13 for Consider the Lobster and Other Essays is 9780316156110.0.
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