{"product_id":"book-bc14","title":"David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[DFW's] delivery is dead-on and fresh, the words often springing from his mouth as if conceived on the spot … . an audible confirmation that modern American writing continues to gain strength.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eConsider the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollected here for the first time are the stories and speeches of David Foster Wallace as read by the author himself. Over the course of his career, David Foster Wallace recorded a variety of his work in diverse circumstances - from studio recordings to live performances - that are finally compiled in this unique collection. Some of the pieces collected here are: \"Another Pioneer,\" recorded at The University of Arizona Poetry Center; stories from \u003ci\u003eBreif Interviews with Hiddeous Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConsider the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e recorded in the studio; and the unforgettable \"This Is Water,\" his 2005 commencement address given at Kenyon College. Also included are two interviews and a 2005 conversation with Rick Moody at Herbst Theater in San Francisco\u003ci\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection has a special introduction written and read by acclaimed writer and editor John Jeremiah Sullivan. For fans of David Foster Wallace who have read everything he ever wrote as well as those looking to familiarize themselves with his work, \u003ci\u003eDavid Foster Wallace: In His Own Words \u003c\/i\u003eis a special, unique collection unavailable anywhere else.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349757174064,"sku":"BDbc14","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bc14-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776213070","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bc14","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}