A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner - David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.

The author of Infinite Jest and Girl with Curious Hair turns his fierce curiosity and sharp, ironic sense of humor to nonfiction in his collection of musings on a wide range of topics, including the meaning of state fairs. 320 pp. Author readings. Print ads. 25,000 print.