Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
by David Foster Wallace
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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 threering circus of John McCain's 2000 presidential ...
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