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Girl With Curious Hair

This book is a compilation of fiction pieces that showcase David Foster Wallace's early literary style, characterized by dense prose, dark humor, and a fascination with the peculiar. The stories often delve into the minds of eccentric characters, examining their interactions with society and each other. The title story, 'Girl With Curious Hair,' is one of several narratives that challenge conventional storytelling through experimental structure and vivid, sometimes unsettling, imagery. more

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David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace

American novelist known for his unique literary style and profound insights into modern life. His works include 'Infinite Jest' and 'The Broom of the System'. more

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“Make them free, and they will quickly become wise and virtous, as men become more so; for the improvement must be mutual, or the injustice which one half of the human race are obliged to submit to, retorting on their oppressors, the virtue of men will be worm-eaten by the insect whom he keeps under his feet”

“But women are very differently situated with respect to eachother - for they are all rivals (...) Is it then surprising that when the sole ambition of woman centres in beauty, and interest gives vanity additional force, perpetual rivalships should ensue? They are all running the same race, and would rise above the virtue of morals, if they did not view each other with a suspicious and even envious eye.”