David Foster Wallace (1962–2008)
Auteur van Infinite Jest
Over de Auteur
Writer David Foster Wallace was born in Ithaca, New York on February 21, 1962. He received a B.A. from Amherst College in Massachusetts. He was working on his master's degree in creative writing at the University of Arizona when he published his debut novel The Broom of the System (1987). Wallace toon meer published his second novel Infinite Jest (1996) which introduced a cast of characters that included recovering alcoholics, foreign statesmen, residents of a halfway house, and high-school tennis stars. He spent four years researching and writing this novel. His first collection of short stories was Girl with Curious Hair (1989). He also published a nonfiction work titled Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present. He committed suicide on September 12, 2008 at the age of 46 after suffering with bouts of depression for 20 years. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Werken van David Foster Wallace
Dit is water enkele gedachten over meevoelend leven, uitgesproken bij een bijzondere gelegenheid (2009) — Auteur — 1,511 exemplaren
String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication (2016) 187 exemplaren
Quack This Way: David Foster Wallace & Bryan A. Garner Talk Language and Writing (2013) 97 exemplaren
McCain's Promise: Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters,… (2008) 83 exemplaren
"E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction" 11 exemplaren
Infinite Jest: Part I With a Foreword by Dave Eggers 7 exemplaren
Good Old Neon 5 exemplaren
Incarnations of Burned Children 5 exemplaren
Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley 3 exemplaren
He ballat breument la conga. 3 exemplaren
Dit is water enkele gedachten over meevoelend leven die werden uitgesproken bij een bijzondere gelegenheid (2023) 3 exemplaren
Good People 3 exemplaren
Infinite Jest: Part II 2 exemplaren
Little Expressionless Animals [novella] 2 exemplaren
The Gospel of God Romans 2 exemplaren
Lyndon [novella] 2 exemplaren
Forever Overhead 2 exemplaren
On His Deathbed, Holding Your Hand 2 exemplaren
PROFESOR DAVID FOSTER WALLACE 1 exemplaar
Un altro pioniere (in Oblio) 1 exemplaar
Teoria das cordas 1 exemplaar
L'anima non è una fucina (in Oblio) 1 exemplaar
ISTO É ÁGUA 1 exemplaar
Uncollected Works of DFW 1 exemplaar
Mister Squishy (in Oblio) 1 exemplaar
Sonora Review 12 (Summer 1987) — Fiction Editor — 1 exemplaar
Unendlicher Spaß Teil 1 1 exemplaar
A New Examiner 1 exemplaar
How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart [essay] 1 exemplaar
Remembering David Foster Wallace 1 exemplaar
John Billy (in La ragazza dai capelli strani) 1 exemplaar
Per fortuna il funzionario commerciale sapeva fare il massaggio cardiaco (in La ragazza dai capelli strani) 1 exemplaar
Unendlicher Spass Teil 2 1 exemplaar
Unendlicher Spass Teil 3 1 exemplaar
Greatly exaggerated [essay] 1 exemplaar
David Lynch keeps his head [essay] 1 exemplaar
Il canale del dolore (in Oblio) 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1962-02-21
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2008-09-12
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Ithaca, New York, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Claremont, California, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- suicide
- Woonplaatsen
- Claremont, California, USA
Ithaca, New York, USA
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA
Normal, Illinois, USA - Opleiding
- Amherst College (BA|1985)
University of Arizona (MFA|1987) - Beroepen
- author
professor (Creative Writing) - Organisaties
- Illinois State University
Pomona College - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- MacArthur Fellowship (1997)
Lannan Literary Award (Fiction, 1996)
Whiting Writers' Award (1987)
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Discussies
I Think, Therefore I Jest: EFs recursive IJ reading thread in Infinite Jesters (december 2015)
David Foster Wallace in Legacy Libraries (augustus 2015)
Into the heart of America, zenomax's IJ thread. in Infinite Jesters (januari 2013)
RSVP Thread for Infinite Jest, Opening the First Page on 01.01.2013 in Infinite Jesters (januari 2013)
anna reads IJ in Infinite Jesters (januari 2013)
Why you shouldn't read Infinite Jest; or, A Thread for Haters in Infinite Jesters (januari 2013)
Year of Beelzebubba singing unforgettable Ethel Merman covers and reading Infinite Jest for the seco in Infinite Jesters (december 2012)
When Art and Infinite Jest Collide in Infinite Jesters (december 2012)
Out-of-the-Blue Question Thread: In which Infinite Jest's Themes are mined obliquely in Infinite Jesters (december 2012)
INFINITE JEST: Its Structure in Infinite Jesters (november 2012)
Looking for a prospective Infinite Jest reader willing to take the plunge in Book talk (november 2010)
Requesting the help of some Infinite Jesters in Book talk (november 2010)
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