How old was David Foster Wallace?
46 years (1962–2008)David Foster Wallace / Age at death
David Foster Wallace, author of the critically acclaimed 1996 novel Infinite Jest, was found dead in his Claremont, Calif., home on Friday. Wallace’s wife told police that he’d hanged himself. He was 46.
Is David Foster Wallace still alive?
September 12, 2008David Foster Wallace / Date of death
Did David Foster Wallace go to therapy?
Despite his career-long interest in therapy and mental illness, the novelist David Foster Wallace has been conspicuously absent from this discussion. Though there is a critical consensus that a major part of Wallace’s project was to challenge the paradigms of postwar, postmodern fiction, critics such as Toal.
Is Infinite Jest a good book?
It is very well written, has interesting characters, and unique story lines. It is a very post modern book, so I wouldn’t recommend it unless you like postmodernist works. It is also a beast.
Was David Foster Wallace married?
Karen L. GreenDavid Foster Wallace / Spouse (m. 2004–2008)
What was David Foster Wallace’s diagnosis?
Death. Wallace’s father said that David had suffered from major depressive disorder for more than 20 years and that antidepressant medication had allowed him to be productive.
Was DFW an alcoholic?
Wallace was placed in a facility for alcoholics and depressives, with a large room for twelve-step meetings. The medical staff interviewed Wallace and told him that he was a hard-core alcohol and drug user and that if he didn’t stop abusing both he would be dead by thirty.
Did David Foster Wallace smoke cigarettes?
For his lungs’ sake, Wallace alternates between smoking and chewing tobacco, with a caveat: “I made a deal with myself that if I ever fired up a cigarette with chewing tobacco in my mouth, I was going to check into a hospital.” Good idea, but not until after the book tour.
What drugs was David Foster Wallace addicted to?
His private life was hardly less uneven. He had attempted suicide the year before, in his family home, and had also gone from being a marijuana addict to an alcoholic, mostly drinking alone and in front of the television.