Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction.

Edited by Will Blythe (David Foster Wallace)

Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1998

About this Item

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by contributor David Foster Wallace on the front free endpaper. The essay contributed to this volume is one of his finest, titled, "The Nature of the Fun", which is aÂmeditation onÂwhyÂwritersÂwrite, encrusted in Wallaceâ s signature blend of self-conscious despondency. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fulbrook III. Rare and desirable signed by Foster Wallace, this is the first example we have seen. In this anthology, 26 writers illuminate the motivations at the heart of their creative lives in original essays that are as surprising and varied as their fiction. The contributors include David Foster Wallace, Pat Conroy, Norman Mailer, Rick Moody, William Vollmann, James Salter, Jim Harrison, Richard Ford and Robert Stone. Seller Inventory # 85674

Bibliographic Details

Title: Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of ...

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition