Properties (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Author
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkb:University_of_Arizona |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Literary fiction
Postmodern literature Experimental literature |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:MacArthur_Fellowship
gptkb:O._Henry_Award National Book Award |
| gptkbp:born |
February 21, 1962
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| gptkbp:children |
1
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| gptkbp:died |
September 12, 2008
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.”
“I think the most important thing is to be honest with yourself.” “The most obvious, ubiquitous, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.” “You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.” “Fiction is about what it is to be a f***ing human being.” |
| gptkbp:genre |
Essay
Fiction Postmodernism |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
David Foster Wallace
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Don_DeLillo
gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon Kurt Vonnegut |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Dark humor
Innovative narrative style Exploration of the human condition |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
Infinite Jest
The Pale King |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Essayist
Novelist Professor |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Ithaca,_New_York
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Claremont,_California
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Karen_Green
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| gptkbp:website |
http://www.davidfosterwallace.com
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