Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional, first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men: Stories by David Foster Wallace. First Edition stated, . First Printing with full number line.
The book is in Fine condition with spotless boards, strong silver title gilt on the spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in fine condition with no marks or inscriptions. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface wear and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Wallace’s stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Among the stories are ‘The Depressed Person,’ a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman’s mental state; ‘Adult World,’ which reveals a woman’s agonized consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and ‘Brief Interviews with Hideous Men,’ a dark, hilarious series of imagined interviews with men on the subject of their relations with women.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
