In 2005, author David Foster Wallace delivered the commencement speech for Kenyon College, a stirring oratory that went on to be published as a short book. Now, it’s been adapted into a 9-minute ...

CLAREMONT, Calif. — David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel “Infinite Jest,” was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46. Wallace’s wife found her husband had ...

<p>Feb. 21, 1962 - Sept. 12, 2008</p><p> David Foster Wallace used his prodigious gifts as a writer his manic, exuberant prose, his ferocious powers of observation, his ability to fuse avant-garde ...

David Foster Wallace, the writer who reinvigorated the long-essay form to depict the wide, strange breadth of modern life, and who created a landmark in contemporary American fiction with his novel ...