David Foster Wallace

1962–2008

David Foster Wallace (1962–2008) was an American novelist and essayist raised in Illinois. He studied philosophy and English at Amherst, taught creative writing, and published Infinite Jest in 1996; his essays and fiction often explore attention, entertainment and the difficulty of connecting with others.

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“That loneliness is not a function of solitude”

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