On Biography and David Foster Wallace
D.T. Max and Rachel Syme
Wednesday 23 January, 2013
7pm, $15
92nd Street Y
Lexington Avenue at 92 Street
David Foster Wallace was one of the most innovative novelists of his generation until his suicide.
Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest was included in Time’s list of the top 100 novels since 1923, and his genre-busting nonfiction earned following from writers and readers alike. D.T. Max, author of Every Love Story is a Ghost Story, the first biography to explore Wallace’s life, joins “On Biography†host Rachel Syme to discuss Wallace’s writing and life.
Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest was included in Time’s list of the top 100 novels since 1923, and his genre-busting nonfiction earned following from writers and readers alike. D.T. Max, author of Every Love Story is a Ghost Story, the first biography to explore Wallace’s life, joins “On Biography†host Rachel Syme to discuss Wallace’s writing and life.