Update 21-9New links: New York Times - The best mind of his generation Free Library Blog - DFW podcast from a reading in June 2004. I don't recall listening to this one. DFW reads a bit from The Soul is Not a Smithy and Incarnations of Burned Children. Don't forget to check up on the McSweeney's memories. Comments (1)
Three Fragments from a Longer ThingMatt Hale (who maintains all the updates on the Uncollected DFW page) has transcribed (pdf) one of my favourite DFW reading appearances. Directly from the page: "Three Fragments from a Longer Thing". Lannan Readings & Conversations; Dec. 6, 2000. [NOTES: In December of 2000, DFW read three pieces he referred to as 'fragments' and which he said were from a longer thing. Listen to the reading here What Matt may not know is that ever since he took over maintaining the Uncollected DFW page it has become the most commonly viewed page on the whole fantods site. (Matt, thanks for keeping this important part of the site up to date.)
Addiction and the Societies of ControlJan Harris has kindly offered the draft of a paper delivered at the 'Addiction and Consumption' Conference, University of Lancaster, May 2002. It is well worth the read. Addiction and the Societies of Control: David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest Read it here. Check out other extensive IJ works over at the theses page. Many months ago I also forgot to post Andrew Steven Delfino's Becoming
Update 20-9A message from Jenny for NYC residents: Infinite Jest Book Club (NYC) Residents of New York City are welcome to join a book club very narrow in scope. We will be reading Infinite Jest- meeting perhaps monthly or bi-weekly to discuss the book. First-time and recidivist readers alike are welcome. Please email Jenny at militant.grammarians.of.buffalo [at] gmail.com for more information. Thank you. Links for the past few days: SF Gate - Jon Carroll The Independent - Week in books MVN - Tennis Diary LA Times - Blogs Popwatch - Reflecting on the late author Telegraph.co.uk - Endpaper Guardian.co.uk - Fiction Guardian.co.uk - Books Wall Street Journal - Wallace's Too-Bright Fire LA Times - Straight Talk Expressed New York Observer - Leyner Remembers New York Observer - Gerry Howard on DFW Tennis.com - Reprint a la sophia - DFW's literary interpretation class syllabus Belief.net - DFW on the meaning of life
DFW's various letters to the editor - 1984Ryan from The Know(e): dfw has released the fifth of the The Amherst Documents. You can download DFW's various letters to the editor from The Know(e): dfw. DFW's Philosophy Thesis from Amherst - 1985Ryan from The Know(e): dfw has released the fourth of the The Amherst Documents. You can download DFW's Philosophy Thesis from The Know(e): dfw. Not easy going. I skimmed, but an interesting perspective of his work all the same. Two more Amherst documents to go. I needed a break from updating, and some time to read. I have a whole heap of links to add later today, and a couple of other treats. See you then. Big thanks for all of the emails.They have kept me going the last few days. If you find a good link (or have one of your own) let me know. |
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