{"product_id":"the-pale-king-david-foster-wallace","title":"The Pale King - David Foster Wallace","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Foster Wallace’s final and most ambitious undertaking—an audacious, hilarious novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Foster Wallace’s last and most ambitious undertaking. The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary 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 tips, Wallace 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 what little humanity and dignity the work still has.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImagined with the interior force and generosity that were David Foster Wallace’s unique gifts,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pale King\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egrapples directly with ultimate questions—life’s meaning, the value of work, the importance of connection—and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good condition, general wear and tear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks\/Annotations: slight specks on front and back of book, no annotations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage count: 547 pages \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"litsy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54089811231019,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/1001\/0155\/files\/7_895f056e-d411-4cdf-8dce-07037cb73369.png?v=1783488936","url":"https:\/\/lit-sy.com\/products\/the-pale-king-david-foster-wallace","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}