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David Foster Wallace

Born February 21, 1962Died September 12, 2008

American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose dense works provide a dark, often satirical analysis of American culture

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Books62

Incarnations of Burned Children

Incarnations of Burned Children

Good Old Neon

Good Old Neon

The Depressed Person

The Depressed Person

E Unibus Pluram

E Unibus Pluram

Something to Do with Paying Attention

Something to Do with Paying Attention

2022
David Foster Wallace: The Last Interview Expanded with New Introduction

David Foster Wallace: The Last Interview Expanded with New Introduction

2018
Der Spass an der Sache

Der Spass an der Sache

2018
String Theory

String Theory

2016
mystr sqwwysy

mystr sqwwysy

2016

with dywwyd pwstr ww'l's

Portatil

Portatil

2014
The David Foster Wallace Reader

The David Foster Wallace Reader

2014
Dette er vand

Dette er vand

2014
On Tennis

On Tennis

2014
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words

David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words

2014
The Soul is Not a Smithy

The Soul is Not a Smithy

2014
Quack This Way

Quack This Way

2013

with Bryan A. Garner

Signifying Rappers

Signifying Rappers

2013
Texter

Texter

2013
Di carne e di nulla

Di carne e di nulla

2012
Both Flesh and Not: Essays

Both Flesh and Not: Essays

2012
Conversaciones con David Foster Wallace

Conversaciones con David Foster Wallace

2012
David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace

2012
Un antidoto contro la solitudine. Interviste e conversazioni

Un antidoto contro la solitudine. Interviste e conversazioni

2012
Getting Away from Already Being Pretty Much Away from It All: An Essay

Getting Away from Already Being Pretty Much Away from It All: An Essay

2012
Un antidoto contro la solitudine

Un antidoto contro la solitudine

2012
Boston Noir 2: The Classics

Boston Noir 2: The Classics

2012
Unendlicher Spass

Unendlicher Spass

2011
La broma infinita

La broma infinita

2011
Il re pallido

Il re pallido

2011
El rey palido

El rey palido

2011
Tennis, tv, trigonometria, tornado e altre cose divertenti che non faro mai piu

Tennis, tv, trigonometria, tornado e altre cose divertenti che non faro mai piu

2011
Fate, Time, and Language

Fate, Time, and Language

2011
The Pale King

The Pale King

2011
Esto es agua

Esto es agua

2009

with Javier Calvo

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

2009
Il tennis come esperienza religiosa

Il tennis come esperienza religiosa

2006
Hablemos de langostas

Hablemos de langostas

2005
Considera l'aragosta

Considera l'aragosta

2005
Oblio

Oblio

2004
Oblivion: Stories

Oblivion: Stories

2004
Birthday Stories: Selected and Introduced by Haruki Murakami

Birthday Stories: Selected and Introduced by Haruki Murakami

2004

with Russell Banks, Raymond Carver and Denis Johnson

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

2003
Verso Occidente l'Impero dirige il suo corso

Verso Occidente l'Impero dirige il suo corso

2001
Up, Simba!

Up, Simba!

2000
McCain's Promise: Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters, Thinking About Hope

McCain's Promise: Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters, Thinking About Hope

2000
Entrevistas breves con hombres repulsivos

Entrevistas breves con hombres repulsivos

1999

with Javier Calvo

Brevi interviste con uomini schifosi

Brevi interviste con uomini schifosi

1999
Niewyczerpany zart

Niewyczerpany zart

1996
A Piada Infinita

A Piada Infinita

1996
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: An Essay

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: An Essay

1996
Algo supuestamente divertido que nunca volvere a hacer

Algo supuestamente divertido que nunca volvere a hacer

1996

with Javier Calvo

Tennis, tv, trigonometria, tornado

Tennis, tv, trigonometria, tornado

1996
Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present

Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present

1990

with Mark Costello

Ilustres raperos

Ilustres raperos

1990

with Mark Costello

Girl With Curious Hair

Girl With Curious Hair

1988
La nina del pelo raro

La nina del pelo raro

1988
Wittgenstein's Mistress

Wittgenstein's Mistress

1988

with David Markson

La ragazza dai capelli strani

La ragazza dai capelli strani

1988
La scopa del sistema

La scopa del sistema

1987
The Broom of the System

The Broom of the System

1987
Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest

1985
Der Planet Trillaphon im Verhaltnis zur Ublen Sache

Der Planet Trillaphon im Verhaltnis zur Ublen Sache

1984

Collections3

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

2005
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

1999
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

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