Those scared off by David Foster Wallace’s 1,100-page magnum opus, fearing that Infinite Jest may be no laughing matter, will find the short stories in his 2004 collection Oblivion an easier access road to this brilliant and quirky writer. Think of it as Wallace’s Dubliners, but without the epiphanies. As for those whose only experience with this author…
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