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David foster wallace is one of my favorite writers of all time alongside pynchon and camus. Ive read nearly everything hes done from infinite jest to pale king to consider the lobster. Altschuler and kevin morris, the jerusalem post on september 12, 2008, the american writer david foster wallace committed suicide in claremont, california. Essays and arguments pdf epub by david foster wallace. Read a supposedly fun thing ill never do again pdf essays and arguments by david foster wallace back bay books in this exuberantly. The david foster wallace reader wallace david foster. This collection of essays contains the two pieces that david foster wallace is probably best known for.
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