DFW ParodiesThe Howling Fantods ran a David Foster Wallace parody competition back in early 2004. The entries kind of 'went missing' in the transfer to new look and CMS. Now they're back for your reading pleasure! (Thanks for the reminder, George!) Add new comment
New Fiction from something longer: "untitled excerpt..."Is it part of a new, dare I say it, novel? As mentioned in the most recent news item, (edit: Thanks for the clarification comment, Mark, it has been read out by DFW before, at a New Yorker event ) the piece David Foster Wallace read at Le Conversazioni 2006, "untitled excerpt from something longer that isn't even close to halfway finished yet" is now available over at the DFW Le Conversazioni 2006 page. Enjoy!
DFW Le Conversazioni 2006The Le Conversazioni 2006 website is the source of all the youtube clips. There are five in total, and a (protected) pdf transcript of the previously unseen piece David Foster Wallace read, "untitled excerpt from something longer that isn't even close to halfway finished yet". Find them all here at the Le Conversazioni. (Thanks to all who emailed during the day to let me know about the updates.)
DFW Le Conversazioni 2006 readings on YouTubeYouTube user Dazzlecomm has posted three great videos of David Foster Wallace speaking at Le Conversazioni 2006. DFW on Failure on Language and on Inspiration (Thanks to Tim for letting wallace-l know about this. I'm not able to check the YouTube links at this PC, if they don't work please leave a comment below.)
An American Type of SadnessAn interesting essay about emotion and sadness in contemporary American writing. Considers Wallace, Franzen, Moody and Lethem. Read it here: An American Type of Sadness.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006David Foster Wallace's excellent Kenyon Commencement Speech can be found collected in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 .
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