{"product_id":"9780142002421","title":"David Foster Wallace - The Broom of the System","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by David Foster Wallace. Themes include Fiction, Humorous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished when Wallace was just twenty-four years old, \u003cb\u003eThe Broom of the System\u003c\/b\u003e stunned critics and marked the emergence of an extraordinary new talent. At the center of this outlandishly funny, fiercely intelligent novel is the bewitching heroine, Lenore Stonecipher Beadsman. The year is 1990 and the place is a slightly altered Cleveland, Ohio. Lenore's great-grandmother has disappeared with twenty-five other inmates of the Shaker Heights Nursing Home. Her beau, and boss, Rick Vigorous, is insanely jealous, and her cockatiel, Vlad the Impaler, has suddenly started spouting a mixture of psycho-babble, Auden, and the King James Bible. Ingenious and entertaining, this debut from one of the most innovative writers of his generation brilliantly explores the paradoxes of language, storytelling, and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58481161404790,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780142002421.jpg?v=1787062959","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780142002421","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}