The Pale King

Name: The Pale King
Brand: Little, Brown and Company
SKU: 02292482

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And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even what little humanity and dignity the work still has.The Pale King remained unfinished at the time of David Foster Wallaces death, but it is a deeply compelling and satisfying novel, hilarious and fearless and as original as anything Wallace ever undertook. It grapples directly with ultimate questions -- questions of lifes meaning and of the value of work and society -- through characters imagined with the interior force and generosity that were Wallaces unique gifts. Along the way it suggests a new idea of heroism and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time."The Pale King is by turns funny, shrewd, suspenseful, piercing, smart, terrifying, and rousing." --Laura Miller, Salon...2292482The Pale King214252https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-pale-king-9780316175296/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3021084/86830bee-e0f2-46ad-8cce-644873b896f0.jpg?v=638384771866500000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20119780316175296_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_The breathtakingly brilliant novel by the author of Infinite Jest (New York Times) is a deeply compelling and satisfying story, as hilarious and fearless and original as anything Wallace ever wrote.The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even what little humanity and dignity the work still has.The Pale King remained unfinished at the time of David Foster Wallaces death, but it is a deeply compelling and satisfying novel, hilarious and fearless and as original as anything Wallace ever undertook. It grapples directly with ultimate questions -- questions of lifes meaning and of the value of work and society -- through characters imagined with the interior force and generosity that were Wallaces unique gifts. Along the way it suggests a new idea of heroism and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time.The Pale King is by turns funny, shrewd, suspenseful, piercing, smart, terrifying, and rousing. --Laura Miller, Salon(*_*)9780316175296_The "breathtakingly brilliant" novel by the author of Infinite Jest (New York Times) is a deeply compelling and satisfying story, as hilarious and fearless and original as anything Wallace ever wrote.The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even what little humanity and dignity the work still has.The Pale King remained unfinished at the time of David Foster Wallaces death, but it is a deeply compelling and satisfying novel, hilarious and fearless and as original as anything Wallace ever undertook. It grapples directly with ultimate questions -- questions of lifes meaning and of the value of work and society -- through characters imagined with the interior force and generosity that were Wallaces unique gifts. Along the way it suggests a new idea of heroism and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time."The Pale King is by turns funny, shrewd, suspenseful, piercing, smart, terrifying, and rousing." --Laura Miller, Salon...9780316175296_Little, Brown and Companylibro_electonico_90356457-39c6-301e-a626-fde1573e4373_9780316175296;9780316175296_9780316175296David FosterInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-59c07f41-f23f-456b-b1cd-6bed39edde06.epub2011-04-15T00:00:00+00:00Little, Brown and Company