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He means that the "backyard-barbecue and three-martini" mother lode of American realism mined by an earlier generation of writers--writers from Updike country--simpy fails to connect with him, either as writer or reader.

Rather, Wallace is a descendant of that subversive, anarchic branch of American literature ("Nabokov's children," he calls them) that began veering off the main stem in the 1960s: novelists such as Thomas Pynchon (Gravity's Rainbow), John Barth (The Sot-Weed Factor), Robert Coover (The Public Burning), William Gaddis (J R, The Recognitions), and--Wallace's favorite--Don DeLillo (White Noise, Libra).

—p.73 Young Writers and the TV Reality (73) missing author 6 years, 9 months ago

He means that the "backyard-barbecue and three-martini" mother lode of American realism mined by an earlier generation of writers--writers from Updike country--simpy fails to connect with him, either as writer or reader.

Rather, Wallace is a descendant of that subversive, anarchic branch of American literature ("Nabokov's children," he calls them) that began veering off the main stem in the 1960s: novelists such as Thomas Pynchon (Gravity's Rainbow), John Barth (The Sot-Weed Factor), Robert Coover (The Public Burning), William Gaddis (J R, The Recognitions), and--Wallace's favorite--Don DeLillo (White Noise, Libra).

—p.73 Young Writers and the TV Reality (73) missing author 6 years, 9 months ago
79

"I'm interested in religion, only because certain churches seem to be a place where things can be talked about. What does your life mean? Do you believe in something bigger than you? Is there something about gratifying every single desire you have that is harmful? [...]"

—p.79 The “Infinite Story” Cult Hero behind the 1,079-Page Novel Rides the Hype He Skewered (76) by David Foster Wallace 6 years, 10 months ago

"I'm interested in religion, only because certain churches seem to be a place where things can be talked about. What does your life mean? Do you believe in something bigger than you? Is there something about gratifying every single desire you have that is harmful? [...]"

—p.79 The “Infinite Story” Cult Hero behind the 1,079-Page Novel Rides the Hype He Skewered (76) by David Foster Wallace 6 years, 10 months ago
129

[...] Probably all jobs are the same and they're filled with horrible boredom and despair and quiet little bits of fulfillment that are very hard to tell anyone about. That's just a guess.

—p.129 To the Best of Our Knowledge: Interview with David Foster Wallace (127) by David Foster Wallace 6 years, 10 months ago

[...] Probably all jobs are the same and they're filled with horrible boredom and despair and quiet little bits of fulfillment that are very hard to tell anyone about. That's just a guess.

—p.129 To the Best of Our Knowledge: Interview with David Foster Wallace (127) by David Foster Wallace 6 years, 10 months ago