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David Foster Wallace, 1962-2008

Posted on September 15, 2008 by twotreatises

Instead of reiterating what’s been said, I’ll just say it’s all still true. DFW in 1993 Review of Contemporary Fiction interview by Larry McCaffery: “…part of what we humans come to art for is an experience of suffering… We all … Continue reading →

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David Foster Wallace and Joan Didion podcasts

Posted on May 29, 2007 by twotreatises

I’ve seen David Foster Wallace do book readings twice. The first time was after I’d read the only thing I’d ever read by him, the short story “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men,” which I’d hated. But I owned Infinite Jest … Continue reading →

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Dhalgren

Posted on January 23, 2007 by twotreatises

by Samuel R. Delany, 1974 “Everybody’s somebody’s fetish.” p. 324 This is one of the most bizarre, disturbing, beautiful, dense and fascinating novels I’ve ever read. I want to recommend it to everyone; however, I have to contain myself because … Continue reading →

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