Every love story is a ghost story : a life of David Foster Wallace
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Published
New York : Viking, 2012.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780670025923 (hardback), 0670025925 (hardback)
Physical Desc
x, 356 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
BIOG WALLACE
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BIOG WALLACE
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG WALLACE | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 813.54 WALLACE MAX | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG WALLACE MAX | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | B WALLACE | Available |
Montville Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG WALLACE MAX | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 813.54 WAL MAX | Available |
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Published
New York : Viking, 2012.
Language
English
ISBN
9780670025923 (hardback), 0670025925 (hardback)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The first biography of the most influential writer of his generation, David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace was the leading literary light of his era, a man who not only captivated readers with his prose but also mesmerized them with his brilliant mind. In this, the first biography of the writer, D. T. Max sets out to chart Wallace's tormented, anguished and often triumphant battle to succeed as a novelist as he fights off depression and addiction to emerge with his masterpiece, Infinite Jest. Since his untimely death by suicide at the age of forty-six in 2008, Wallace has become more than the quintessential writer for his time--he has become a symbol of sincerity and honesty in an inauthentic age. In the end, as Max shows us, what is most interesting about Wallace is not just what he wrote but how he taught us all to live. Written with the cooperation of Wallace's family and friends and with access to hundreds of his unpublished letters, manuscripts, and audio tapes, this portrait of an extraordinarily gifted writer is as fresh as news, as intimate as a love note, as painful as a goodbye. "--,Provided by publisher.
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"The first biography of the renowned American author David Foster Wallace. Wallace was on of the most innovative and influential authors of the last twenty-five years. A writer whose distinctive style and example had a huge impact on the culture and helped give meaning to his generation in a disorienting, distressing time. In this first in-depth biography, journalist D.T. Max captures Wallace's compelling, turbulent life and times--his genius, his struggle to stay sane and happy in a difficult world, his anxiety and loneliness--as well as why he mattered as a writer and a human being"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Max, D. T. (2012). Every love story is a ghost story: a life of David Foster Wallace . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Max, D. T. 2012. Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Max, D. T. Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace Viking, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Max, D. T. Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace Viking, 2012.
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