The Pale King |
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| Author:
| Wallace, David Foster
Petkoff, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60941-733-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | AudioGO
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| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough 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 training, he 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 even what little humanity and dignity the work still has....
More DescriptionThe agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough 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 training, he 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 even what little humanity and dignity the work still has. The final novel by a dynamic literary talent, The Pale King remained unfinished at the time of Wallace's death, but it is a deeply intriguing and satisfying novel, hilarious and fearless, and as original as anything Wallace ever undertook. It grapples directly with questions of life's meaning and of the ultimate value of work and family through characters imagined with the interior force and generosity that were Wallace's unique gifts.