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About David Foster Wallace
American writer and professor
David Foster Wallace was an American writer and professor. He published novels, short stories, and essays, and is best known for his 1996 novel, Infinite Jest. His work spans fiction and nonfiction, and he became especially noted for the range and ambition of his writing. In 2008, David Ulin of the Los Angeles Times described Wallace as one of the most influential and innovative writers of the previous twenty years.
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Books by David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jest
1996
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
2001
The Pale King
2012
Everything and more
2003
Consider the lobster, and other essays
2005