March 14th, 2012 / 12:02 pm
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A new volume of David Foster Wallace’s uncollected essays, Both Flesh and Not, has been announced for release on 11/27/12 from Little, Brown.

6 Comments

  1. March 14th, 2012 / 9:57 pm deadgod—

      That’s quite a resource.  The Wittgenstein’s Mistress response (“The Empty Plenum”) is, as is said, “major”. 

      I also noticed this response to an early (’96) rash of Franzenfreude:  “I suppose one reason it was brave of Franzen to publish his essay [“Perchance to Dream”] is that it made it easy for other writers [in this case, Vonnegut] to look humble and adorable at his expense.”  ( http://www.theknowe.net/dfwfiles/pdfs/Wallace-Bless_You_Mr_Franzen.pdf )

      Why is the book of “uncollected essays” not being released ’til Thanksgiving?  Surely a capable, diligent editor could have it ready in a couple of months — or is that inaccurate?  Is delaying the release actually a Christmas-season strategy??

  2. March 14th, 2012 / 10:14 pm Jackson Mace—

      This is cool.

  3. March 15th, 2012 / 8:52 pm Tom Beshear—

      Perhaps the publisher wants several months gap between the publication of the paperback The Pale King and the essays.

  4. March 16th, 2012 / 12:47 am Aaron Gilbreath—

      stoked

  5. March 16th, 2012 / 12:47 am Aaron Gilbreath—

      stellar news

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