David Foster Wallace
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.
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| Full name at birth | David Foster Wallace
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| Claim to fame | Infinite Jest (novel)
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1962
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| Place of birth | Ithaca, New York USA
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| Date of death | 12 September 2008
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| Age | 46 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Claremont, California USA
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| Cause of death | Suicide
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| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, essayist, college professor
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David Foster Wallace is known for his role in the documentary Heart of a Dog (2015) as special thanks.
He is also known for his role in the film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) as story collection.
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