Description: This Is Water New York: Little, Brown, (2009). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 137 pp. Original white paper-covered boards, stamped in red, in original unclipped ($14.95) dust-jacket. Light edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners. Handling and shelf wear very minor. Small barcode sticker to jacket reverse. Protected in archival mylar. Book is square and firm. Light curling to spine ends. Small stain to fore edge. Interior clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket: Near Fine Hardcover: Near Fine “This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life is an essay by David Foster Wallace. The text originates from a commencement speech Wallace gave at Kenyon College on May 21, 2005. The essay was published in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 and in 2009 its format was stretched by Little, Brown and Company to fill 138 pages for a book publication. A transcript of the speech circulated online as early as June 2005. This is the only public speech Wallace ever gave outlining his outlook on life. Time magazine has ranked This Is Water among the best commencement speeches ever delivered.”
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Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: David Foster Wallace
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Topic: Literature, Modern