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Title: David Foster Wallace RIP Post by: naum on September 13, 2008, 10:01:22 PM http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/books/14wallace.html?hp
Quote David Foster Wallace, whose darkly ironic novels, essays and short stories garnered him a large following and made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, was found dead in his California home on Friday, after apparently committing suicide, the authorities said. Mr. Wallace, 46, best known for his sprawling 1,079-page novel “Infinite Jest,” was discovered by his wife, Karen Green, who returned home to find that he had hanged himself, a spokesman for the Claremont, Calif., police said Saturday evening. Not one of my favorite authors, my copy of Infinite Jest is still only half-read, though he's a favorite of many, including our kids… …what a tragedy. Title: Re: David Foster Wallace RIP Post by: rattran on September 13, 2008, 10:13:57 PM I heard the suicide note was 1,040 pages, with a 100+ page crossref'd index.
Too soon? Title: Re: David Foster Wallace RIP Post by: NiX on September 13, 2008, 10:14:18 PM Just right. :why_so_serious:
Title: Re: David Foster Wallace RIP Post by: Lakov_Sanite on September 14, 2008, 02:23:29 AM Well as suicides go, nothing more poetic than hanging.
Title: Re: David Foster Wallace RIP Post by: TheWalrus on September 15, 2008, 06:23:00 PM A bungee cord would have been the right cross of tragic/funny.
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