Book
String theory : David Foster Wallace on tennis / text by David Foster Wallace ; introduction by John Jeremiah Sullivan.
Record details
- ISBN: 1598534807
- ISBN: 9781598534801
- Physical Description: xv, 138 pages
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Library of America, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Library of America special publication." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 25.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Tennis literature. Tennis. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 796.342 Wal | 31681020042529 | NONFIC | Available | - |
David Foster Wallace (1962â2008) was born in Ithaca, New York, in 1962 and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, where in his teens he was a regionally ranked junior tennis player. His works include Infinite Jest, Girl with Curious Hair, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Oblivion, A Supposedly Fun Thing Iâll Never Do Again, and Consider the Lobster. His final novel, The Pale King, was posthumously published in 2011.Â
John Jeremiah Sullivan is one of Americaâs leading practitioners of the long-form magazine profile, with work appearing in The New York Times Magazine (where he is a staff writer), Harperâs (of which he is a contributing editor), The New Yorker, New York, Oxford American, GQ, and other magazines. He is the author of Blood Horses: Notes of Sportswriterâs Son and Pulphead.
