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This is Water

English, David Foster Wallace, 2009
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In this rare peek into the personal life of the author of numerous bestselling novels, gain an understanding of David Foster Wallace and how he became the man that he was. Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in This is Water. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The speech captures Wallace’s electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times, commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of casual humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.

Key specifications

Language
English
Author
David Foster Wallace
Year
2009
Number of pages
144
Book cover
Hard cover

General information

Item number
7383640
Publisher
Hachette
Category
Fiction
Manufacturer No.
9780316068222
Release date
7.5.2009

Book properties

Language
English
Author
David Foster Wallace
Year
2009
Number of pages
144
Book cover
Hard cover

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂ emissions
0,54 kg
Climate contribution
EUR 0,12

Product dimensions

Height
168 mm
Width
128 mm
Weight
183 g

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Package dimensions

Length
17.40 cm
Width
12.30 cm
Height
3.70 cm
Weight
167 g

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