The Broom of the System (Penguin Orange Collection) - Softcover

Wallace, David Foster

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143129449 ISBN 13: 9780143129448

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2016

Synopsis

Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback

Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books - 50 Covers competition

For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin's iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper, and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions today.

The Broom of the System

The "dazzling, exhilarating" (San Francisco Chronicle) debut novel from one of the most groundbreaking writers of his generation, The Broom of the System is an outlandishly funny and fiercely intelligent exploration of the paradoxes of language, storytelling, and reality.

About this title

Review:

"Daring, hilarious... a zany picaresque adventure of contemporary America run amok." --The New York Times

"Wonderful... a cathartic experience with lots of laughs and lots of deeper meanings." --The Washington Post Book World

Book Description:

David Foster Wallace's fiercely original, bracingly funny first novel, reissued to coincide with his new short story collection.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0143129449
• ISBN 13: 9780143129448
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480