{"product_id":"brief-interviews-with-hideous-men","title":"Brief Interviews with Hideous Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWallace'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 '\u003ci\u003eThe Depressed Person\u003c\/i\u003e, ' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; '\u003ci\u003eAdult World\u003c\/i\u003e, ' which reveals a woman's agonized consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and '\u003ci\u003eBrief Interviews with Hideous Men\u003c\/i\u003e, ' a dark, hilarious series of imagined interviews with men on the subject of their relations with women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWallace delights in leftfield observation, mining the absurd, the surprising, and the illuminating from every situation. This collection will enthrall David Foster Wallace fans, and provides a perfect introduction for new readers.","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48855992664269,"sku":"9780316925419","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_dedc42a8-3253-48c1-9daf-87f06b9ac2ee.jpg?v=1794509700","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/brief-interviews-with-hideous-men","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}