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David Foster Wallace


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David Foster Wallace has been called one of America's most important young authors and is often compared to Thomas Pynchon. He is most widely known for his epic (1000+ page) novel, Infinite Jest, published in 1996 and critically acclaimed by critics and readers alike. Topics covered in Wallace's work are wide ranging, but he seems to have a special interest in American culture, addictions, and excess.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   The Broom of the System (1987)
   Infinite Jest (1996)
   The Pale King (2011)
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Collections
   Girl with Curious Hair (1988)
   Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (1999)
   Oblivion (2004)
   Poolside (2007) (with others)
   The David Foster Wallace Reader (2014)
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David Foster Wallace recommends
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Paper Conspiracies (2011)
Susan Daitch
"One of the most intelligent and attentive writers at work in the US today."
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The Commissariat of Enlightenment (2003)
Ken Kalfus
"Funny, hip...smart, technically innovative...wise, moving, and profound...Kalfus is all of these at once."
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Desperate Characters (1970)
Paula Fox
"A towering landmark of postwar Realism. . . . A sustained work of prose so lucid and fine it seems less written than carved."

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Anthologies containing stories by David Foster Wallace
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Boston Noir 2 (2012)
The Classics
(Akashic Noir)
edited by
Dennis Lehane
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 (2006)
(Best American Nonrequired Reading)
edited by
Dave Eggers

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Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2012) : The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel


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