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The Broom of the System (1987)

The Broom of the System (1987)

Humor

David Foster Wallace, Duke Riley

Year: 1987
Authors: David Foster Wallace, Duke Riley
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Lenore Beadsman, a 24-year-old telephone switchboard operator who gets caught in the middle of a Cleveland-based character drama. In Wallace's typically offbeat style, Lenore navigates three separate crises: her great-grandmother's escape from a nursing home, a neurotic boyfriend, and a suddenly vocal pet cockatiel. The controlling idea surrounding all of these crises is the use of words and symbols to define a person.