Why is French language so mangled in David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite Jest? [more inside]
posted by elgilito on Mar 7, 2009 - 16 answers

I need some recommendations for great fiction. And yes, I've read all those other threads. [more inside]
posted by nevercalm on Jun 29, 2006 - 38 answers

Long shot: can someone help me understand the ending to David Foster Wallace's short story "Oblivion" from his book of the same name? [more inside]
posted by juniper on Mar 26, 2006 - 5 answers

When reading David Foster Wallace, do you stop for every footnote, or read the piece all the way through and go back and read the footnotes later? Or are you too anti-hip cool to read David Foster Wallace¹? [more inside]
posted by alan on Aug 6, 2004 - 55 answers