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On April 15th, 2011, the annual United States Tax Day, Wallace’s last work The Pale King was published by the Hachette Book Group. This work stages a discomforting representation of the life of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examiners in 1980s, expressing a condemnation of the U.S. political and economic system. As a novel documenting this historical period, it stands out among Wallace’s works.

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“In the Face of Extreme Boredom”: Repressed Bodies and Spiritual Crisis in The Pale King

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    2025年

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  • Xiaomeng Wan

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On April 15th, 2011, the annual United States Tax Day, Wallace’s last work The Pale King was published by the Hachette Book Group. This work stages a discomforting representation of the life of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examiners in 1980s, expressing a condemnation of the U.S. political and economic system. As a novel documenting this historical period, it stands out among Wallace’s works.