The legacy of David Foster Wallace
By: edited by Samuel Cohen and Lee Konstantinou
Series: The new American canon: The Iowa series in contemporary literature and culture
Publisher: University of Iowa Press; University Of Iowa Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781609380823; 9781609381042
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: "Considered by many to be the greatest writer of his generation, David Foster Wallace was at the height of his creative powers when he committed suicide in 2008. In a sweeping portrait of Wallace's writing and thought and as a measure of his importance in literary history, The Legacy of David Foster Wallace gathers cutting-edge, field-defining scholarship by critics alongside remembrances by many of his writer friends, who include some of the world's most influential authors."--p. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.