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The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel

By Wallace, David Foster

The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel

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Paperback. Pub Date :2011-4-1 Pages: 548 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria. Illinois. appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee DavidFoster Wallace But as he immerses himself in a routine. so tediousand repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survivaltraining. he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalitiesdrawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment whenforces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even what littlehumanity and dignity the work still has. The Pale King remained unfinishedat the time of David Foster Wallaces death. but it is a deeplycompelling and satisfying novel. hilarious and fearless and asoriginal as anything Wallace ever undertook It grapples directlywith ultimate questions -. questions of lifes meaning and of thevalue of work and society - through charac...
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
560
Release Date:
2011-04-15
Publication Date:
2011-04-15
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0316178322
Weight:
635 g
Height:
23.4 cm
Width:
15.2 cm
Thickness:
3.8 cm
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