David Foster Wallace

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1. Feb. 21: Malcolm X Assassinated

   Tue, 21 Feb 2012

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   The 10 Most Memorable Graduation Speakers

   Mon, 10 May 2010

   however uncertain you may be about the rest of the world, at least about your own work you will be sure." 5. David Foster Wallace , Kenyon College: The novelist and essayist's address to the graduates was inspirational at the time he delivered
3. 'Harry Potter' among those missing from e-library

   Tue, 28 Apr 2009

   Klebanoff said. The digital red tape is especially thick for books issued before the Kindle/Sony Reader era. David Foster Wallace 's "Infinite Jest," a cult favorite published in 1996 by Little, Brown and Company, is finally expected
4. David Foster Wallace , 1962-2008

   Mon, 15 Sep 2008

   A genius leaves this Earth1 too soon. If you haven't yet read his brilliant 1996 Harper's essay "Shipping Out,"2 you might want to take the time to do so today. After all, this is water.3 - jpt 1. Tragically taking...
5. In Memoriam: Lives of Note

   Sat, 13 Sep 2008

   live into the 21st century-- the silent film actress went on to co-star in one of the first sound musicals. David Foster Wallace , 46 -- Best known for his '96 novel Infinite Jest , he also published short stories in GQ, Harper's and the
6. Infinity: Novelist's Math, Physicist's Drama

   Thu, 4 Mar 2004

   verve. Two recent works on the mathematical notion of infinity illustrate this phenomenon. One is by novelist David Foster Wallace , the author of the exuberant 1,088-page novel Infinite Jest, among other works of fiction. His new book