My home is filled with books. Books on shelves, books overflowing shelves, books on my nightstand, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, on the floor. Most I manage to get through, if not always enjoy. I am a big believer …
Tag: David Foster Wallace
Eek, it’s Frankensteinbeck! And Other Literary Puns
I came across this fantastic gallery in the Rumpus today and had to share. The artist Timothy Lee Taranto illustrates literature’s most serious authors in a less than serious light. Check out our favorite, the “Vonnugget,” below, and many more. …
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The David Foster Wallace Dictionary
When David Foster Wallace died in 2008, he left behind a legacy of three excellent novels, several short story collections, and numerous essays. But what many of his fans may not be familiar with is Wallace’s secret preparations for (perhaps?) …
The Pale King: David Foster Wallace’s Unfinished Novel To Be Published
“”Try to learn to let what is unfair teach you.” ~ David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest Indeed it is unfair that the literary world lost one of its most unique and inspiring voices when David Foster Wallace committed suicide in 2008, but he may …
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