Legacy Library: David Foster Wallace

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CollectionsMisc. Sources (12), Harry Ransom Center DFW Library (305), All collections (317)

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Tagsfiction (75), non-fiction (69), American literature (61), 20th century (49), philosophy (31), psychology (31), short stories (25), mathematics (22), postmodern (20), literary criticism (16) — see all tags

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About meDavid Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American author of novels, essays, and short stories. He was widely known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest.

About my libraryAll catalog entries come from the Harry Ransom Center David Foster Wallace Library at the University of Texas, unless otherwise noted in the comment block. The archive contains more than 300 books from Wallace's library, many of them heavily annotated. Other sources, such as interviews, may be used to fill in any books Wallace read that are not part of the archive.

GroupsInfinite Jesters

Homepagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace

Real nameDavid Foster Wallace

LocationClaremont, California

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Member sinceSep 19, 2010