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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Selected Essays)
- Gesprochen von: David Foster Wallace
- Spieldauer: 3 Std. und 48 Min.
- Kategorien: Bildung & Lernen, Sprache, Vokabeln & Grammatik

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Do lobsters feel pain?
He addresses this and other important cultural questions in four brilliant esasays from his latest collection.
In what is sure to be a much-talked-about exploration of distinctly modern subjects, one of the sharpest minds of our time delves into some of life's most delicious topics.
This collection includes the following essays: "Consider the Lobster", "The View from Mrs. Thompson's", "Big Red Son", and "How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart".
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