The Broom of the System

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The Broom of the System (ISBN 0-14-200242-9) is the first novel by the American writer David Foster Wallace.

Published in 1987, the book centers on the character of Lenore Stonecipher Beadsman, a 24 year old telephone switchboard operator. In Wallace's typically offbeat style, Lenore navigates three separate crises: her grandmother's escape from a nursing home, a neurotic boyfriend, and a suddenly vocal pet cockatiel.

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New York Times book review by Michiko Kakutani[1]