David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American author of novels, short stories and essays, and a university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which Time magazine cited as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. His posthumous novel, The Pale King (2011), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2012. The Los Angeles Times's David Ulin called Wallace "one of the most influential and innovative writers of the last twenty years".Wallace grew up in Illinois and attended Amherst College. He taught English at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College. In 2008, he died by suicide at age 46 after struggling with depression for many years.
David Foster Wallace
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David Foster Wallace, דוד פוסטר וולס, 大卫·福斯特·华莱士, and 14 others
デヴィッド・フォスター・ウォレス, دیوید فاستر والاس, Девід Фостер Воллес, ਡੇਵਿਡ ਫਾਸਟਰ ਵਾਲਸ, דייוויד פוסטר וולאס, 데이빗 포스터 월래스, 大衛·福士特·華萊士, Дэвид Фостер Уоллес, デヴィッド・フォスター ウォレス, דיויד פוסטר וולס, דיוויד פוסטר וואלאס, 大衛科士打華萊士, David Foster-Wallace, デイヴィッド・フォスター ウォーレス - Born:
- Feb. 21, 1962
- Died:
- Sept. 12, 2008
