David Foster Wallace, 46, a writer known for his literary pyrotechnics, postmodern playfulness and impatience with traditional narrative forms, was found dead Sept. 12 in his Claremont, Calif., home.

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 ...

David Foster Wallace, the writer best known for his critically acclaimed 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead at his home in Claremont, California, police said.

CLAREMONT, Calif. - David Foster Wallace, a former Illinois State University professor and author best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead in his home, according to police.

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 ...

Wallace’s most admirable trait as a writer was not his prose wizardry, though when he was born in Ithaca in 1962, the son of two teachers, there’s no doubt the gods put thunder in his fingertips.

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 ...

Every so often I like to check back in with my past reading self as a way to gauge who I was then versus who I am now. We all change as we grow older, right? For example, when I was four years old,… ...