The David Foster Wallace Reader Limited Edition

A selection of David Foster Wallace's life's work, introducing readers to his remarkable humor, kindness, sweeping intellect, and versatility as a writer. <br><br>This deluxe version of THE DAVID FOSTER WALLACE READER is a beautiful tribute to one of the most original writers of our age. With an exclusive printing of only 250 copies, the limited edition is bound in white linen and features a sewn-in shoelace bookmark, a slipcase, hand-numbered plates, and original artwork from Karen Green. The cover art, a painting titled <i>It's Fun to Read,</i> was created expressly for the limited edition by Karen Green in 2014. Each copy of the limited edition contains one piece of the original painting.<br><br>The book itself is a compilation of Wallace's brilliant fiction and nonfiction, including previously unpublished writing, such as Wallace's teaching materials-introduced with an essay by his mother, noted grammarian Sally Foster Wallace-and features new writing by a dozen prominent authors and critics.