David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1962)

David Foster Wallace

American writer (1962–2008)

David Foster Wallace was an American writer and professor who published novels, short stories, and essays. He is best known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which Time magazine named one of the 100 best English-language novels published from 1923 to 2005. In 2008, David Ulin…