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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143129449
ISBN-139780143129448
eBay Product ID (ePID)219325703
Product Key Features
Book TitleBroom of the System : a Novel (Penguin Orange Collection)
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Contemporary Women, Literary, Coming of Age, Humorous / General
Publication Year2016
GenreFiction
AuthorDavid Foster Wallace
Book SeriesPenguin Orange Collection
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-591378
Reviews"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, "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
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SynopsisPart 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., 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.