September 13, 2008
David Foster Wallace Found Dead
Via Sean Carroll, in the LA Times:
David Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist and humorist best known for his 1996 tome "Infinite Jest," was found dead last night at his home in Claremont, according to the Claremont Police Department. He was 46.
Jackie Morales, a records clerk at the Claremont Police Department, said Wallace's wife called police at 9:30 p.m. Friday saying she had returned home to find her husband had hanged himself.
Wallace won a cult following for his dark humor and ironic wit, which was on display in such books as "Girl with Curious Hair" and "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men." In 1997, he received a MacArthur "genius" grant.
Posted by Robin Varghese at 11:26 PM | Permalink
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Godfuckingdammit.
For what it's worth, my memorial post is here.
Posted by: DJA | Sep 14, 2008 5:26:03 AM
I wonder if his suicide note had footnotes.
(Too soon?)
Posted by: S.G.E.W. | Sep 14, 2008 4:48:38 PM
I remember David Foster Wallace for two things: his description of the Berry Paradox in his short story Good Old Neon, and his 2006 essay Federer as Religious Experience. The former was the first thing I ever read of Foster Wallace, and convinced me at once of his talent; the latter was simply the best sports essay I've ever read.
He'll be missed.
Posted by: ghostman | Sep 17, 2008 2:13:53 PM
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