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The Pale King
by David Foster Wallace (2011)
★3.81(54 ratings)
The character David Foster Wallace is introduced to the banal world of the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, and the host of strange people who work there, in a novel that was unfinished at the time of the author's death.
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Similar to 'The Pale King', it delves into the mundane with profound insights into American life.
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