46 Things to Read and See for David Foster Wallace's 50th Birthday
Yesterday would have been David Foster Wallace’s 50th birthday. To mark the occasion, Carrie Frye rounded up 46 DFW-related things to read on The Awl. There’s some of his best writing online — including his profile of Roger Federer, which I included in my tennis reading list — writing about his childhood, his Kenyon commencement speech from 2005, his own reading recommendations, and plenty more. Great starting point for newcomers to David Foster Wallace.
As I believe the kids would say, “This.”
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