Both Flesh and Not: Essays

Both Flesh and Not: Essays by Wallace, David Foster. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780316224116.

Fifteen brilliant, dazzling, never-before-collected nonfiction seminal essays and nonfiction pieces by bestselling author David Foster Wallace that explores tennis, literature, philosophy, and popular culture with his signature blend of intellectual depth, humor, and relentless curiosity. "one of Americas most daring and talented writers." ―Los Angeles Times Book Review Never has Wallaces seemingly endless curiosity been more evident than in this compilation of work spanning nearly 20 years of writing. Here, Wallace turns his critical eye with equal enthusiasm toward Roger Federer and Jorge Luis Borges; Terminator 2 and The Best of the Prose Poem; the nature of being a fiction writer and the quandary of defining the essay; the best underappreciated novels and the English languages most irksome misused words; and much more. Both Flesh and Not restores Wallaces essays as originally written, and it includes a selection from his personal vocabulary list, an assembly of unusual words and definitions.