For Diane Wallace and Charlie Bradon, the scars from the Charybdis incident run deep. Charlie's rehab is a daily battle with pain, a constant reminder of the bioweapon that almost killed them. Diane is tormented by the memory of a shot she never took at the monster behind it all. But the past refuses to stay buried.A chilling report emerges from Nairobi, Kenya. The details are terrifyingly familiar: inhuman strength, targeted rage, and a sudden, systemic burnout. Reluctantly, Diane...

In his startling and singular new short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person', a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World', which reveals a woman's agonised consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men', a dark, hilarious series of portraits of men whose fear of...

In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence.Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person,' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World,' which reveals a woman's agonized consideration ...