Like Wallace, McCains career was built on a lie. John McCain was the David Foster Wallace of American politics: all style, no substance. His 1996 novel, Infinite Jest, was Bible-size and spawned books of interpretation and commentary, like Understanding David Foster Wallace a book his He received a B.A. from Amherst College in 1985. David Foster Wallace on Why You Should Use a Dictionary, How to Write a Great Opener, and the Measure of Good Writing The headline article of the day was on, who else, but David Foster Wallace!!! David Foster Wallaces 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College, is a timeless trove of wisdom right up there with Hunter Thompson on finding your purpose and living a meaningful life.. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/on-outgrowing-david-foster-wallace David Foster Wallace, (born February 21, 1962, Ithaca, New York, U.S.died September 12, 2008, Claremont, California), American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose dense works provide a dark, often satirical analysis of American culture.. Wallace was the son of a philosophy professor and an English teacher. The speech was made into a thin book titled This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life. David Foster Wallace on Writing, Death, and Redemption You dont have to think very hard to realize that our dread of both relationships and loneliness has to do with angst about death, the recognition that Im going to die, and die very much alone, and the rest of the world is going to go merrily on without me. By Maria Popova. David Foster Wallace's writing will appeal to anyone who likes to think deeply about the human experience. The story he came back with, The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace, (from RS 1064, on stands now), is one of the most moving pieces RS has published in You can read the article below, written by Maria Popova.