David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace was born on February 21, 1962 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), The Rescue (2014) and Lesenswert (2013). He was previously married to Karen Green. He died on September 12, 2008 in Claremont, California, USA.




Bio:
David Foster Wallace was born on February 21, 1962 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), The Rescue (2014) and Lesenswert (2013). He was previously married to Karen Green. He died on September 12, 2008 in Claremont, California, USA.


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Had been suffering from severe depression for 20 years when he died. His depression got so severe in the last months of his life that he attempted electro shock treatment to help it.In 1997 received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation (the so-called "genius grants").He often adopted stray dogs that had come from abusive owners.Taught creative writing and English at Pomona College (Claremont, Ca... [Details Intro]