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David Foster Wallace

  • NONFICTION

    CONSIDER THE LOBSTER

    DEC. 12, 2005

NONFICTION

CONSIDER THE LOBSTER

by David Foster Wallace

Should Wallace suggest an article on the behavior of a sack of hammers, the smart editor will give him a fat advance and all... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    INFINITE JEST

    FEB. 19, 1996

FICTION

INFINITE JEST

by David Foster Wallace

Almost certainly the biggest and boldest novel we'll see this year and, flaws and all, probably one of the best. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    OBLIVION

    JUNE 8, 2004

FICTION

OBLIVION

by David Foster Wallace

One of our best young writers just keeps getting better. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2007

    OCT. 10, 2007

  • FICTION

    THE PALE KING

    APRIL 15, 2011

FICTION

THE PALE KING

by David Foster Wallace

Unfinished or no, it’s worth reading this long, partly shaped novel just to get at its best moments, and to ponder what... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    ALTHOUGH OF COURSE YOU END UP BECOMING YOURSELF

    APRIL 13, 2010

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

ALTHOUGH OF COURSE YOU END UP BECOMING YOURSELF

by David Lipsky

Still, a nicely gossipy inside view of a writer’s world and a beautiful yet anguished mind. Full review >

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