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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The third essay is “Some Remarks on Kafka’s Funniness from Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed.” This essay is taken from a speech that Foster Wallace gave in 1998 at a symposium to celebrate a new translation of Kafka’s The Castle. This novel is about the world after China and the US have successfully dropped nuclear bombs on each other. The next essay “Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think” is a review of Toward the End of Time by John Updike. The first is “Big Red Son,” which is about Foster Wallace’s visit to the AVN Awards for porn. In the work, there are ten separate essays. Consider the Lobster is a work that examines different themes and issues, showing Foster Wallace’s range from writer to philosopher. Additionally, the work has enjoyed mostly positive critical acclaim from readers and critics alike. Consider the Lobster was also put at fifth place on Emily Temple’s “25 Greatest Essay Collections of All Time List” on. This volume’s essays have been seen everywhere from Rolling Stone to even Gourmet magazine. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace is an eclectic collection of essays that were previously published in a wide-variety of publications. ![]()
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