{"product_id":"the-gospel-according-to-david-adam-s-miller-9781474236973","title":"The Gospel According to David Foster Wallace: Boredom and Addiction in an Age of Distraction","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to David Foster Wallace \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to explore key religious themes - from boredom to addiction, and distraction - in the work of one of America's most celebrated contemporary novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a series of short, topic-focussed chapters, the book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ejoins a selection of key scenes from Wallace's novels \u003ci\u003eInfinite Jest \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Pale King \u003c\/i\u003ewith clear explanations of how they contribute to his overall account of what it means to be a human being in the 21st century. Adam Miller explores how Wallace's work masterfully investigates the nature of first-world boredom and shows, in the process, how easy it is to get addicted to distraction (chemical, electronic, or otherwise). Implicitly critiquing, excising, and repurposing elements of AA's Twelve Step program, Wallace suggests that the practice of prayer (regardless of belief in God), the patient application of attention to things that seem ordinary and boring, and the internalization of clich駸 may be the antidote to much of what ails us in the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam S. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474236979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474236973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Adam S. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985687576831,"sku":"9781474236973","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71e8199c-c1d5-43ff-a865-096da90b1f75.jpg?v=1683278976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gospel-according-to-david-adam-s-miller-9781474236973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}