David Foster Wallace

I thought I would put up an article on David Foster Wallace as we will be reading 'Consider the Lobster'. He hung himself last week.

The article is very comprehensive about his career and features the Onion-like headline Post Modern Writer is Found Dead at Home. If you cannot view the page, signing up for the New York Times online is free and a very good idea.

POST MODERN WRITER IS FOUND DEAD AT HOME

Foster Wallace is often compared to Thomas Pynchon and other irreverent "difficult" writers of the 20th century. If that kind of thing floats your boat, I highly suggest reading his fiction work from the 90's, though most people find his non-fiction work to be much more accessible.