Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

With his trademark wit and alluring intellect, David Foster Wallace pushes the frontiers of fiction in his stunning and unique collection of new short stories. These tales, which delve into both familiar and wholly bizarre minds and environments, solidify Wallace's standing as one of the greatest writers of his age and broaden our perspectives on the joys and ideas that fiction can provide.

'The Depressed Person' is a brilliant and darkly comedic account of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World' is a detailed account of a woman's agonizing contemplation of her perplexing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men' is a darkly humorous series of portraits of men whose fear of women makes them grotesque. In Wallace's works, the fantastical and the everyday coexist in a world where ugly men take on a variety of disguises. This book, which is both entertaining and thought-provoking, solidifies David Foster Wallace's status as one of the most creative young authors working today. Wallace takes great pleasure in making unexpected observations and finds the ironic, unexpected, and enlightening in every circumstance. His fan base is increasing, and this compilation will be a great way to introduce them to new readers.