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David Foster Wallace, 1962-2008

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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The Curtain by Milan Kundera

This 2005 book, subtitled “An Essay in Seven Parts” is a pretty good follow-up to Kundera’s 1988 collection of interviews and essays The Art of the Novel. While The Art of the Novel focuses more on (as the title implies) … Continue reading

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