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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (2005) is a collection of essays by novelist David Foster Wallace. It is also the title of one of the essays, which was published in Gourmet magazine in 2004. The title alludes to Consider the Oyster by M. F. K. Fisher.
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David Foster Wallace. Track 8 on Consider the Lobster and Other Essays. At its surface an essay about a lobster-fest, this essay explores some of the standards in the food industry as...
13. Dez. 2005 · 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.
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Consider The Lobster: Essays and Arguments Taschenbuch – 21. Juni 2007. Englisch Ausgabe von David Foster Wallace (Autor) 4,4 1.742 Sternebewertungen. Alle Formate und Editionen anzeigen. Buchbeschreibung. Rezensionen der Redaktion. Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humour? What is John Updike's deal anyway?
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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.
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Consider the Lobster is a collection of ten essays, five of which I would call major essays (50+ pages), and the other five are significantly shorter. When at his best, DFW is the best American writer of his generation.
1. Dez. 2005 · Consider the Lobster proves once more why Wallace should be regarded as this generation's best comic writer" (Cleveland Plain Dealer). Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka...
