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Conversations with David Foster Wallace
by David Foster Wallace, Stephen J. Burn

Conversations with David Foster Wallace
by David Foster Wallace, Stephen J. Burn

Conversations with David Foster Wallace
by David Foster Wallace, Stephen J. Burn

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To the Best of Our Knowledge: Interview with David Foster Wallace

Steve Paulson / 2004

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Q&A on Oblivion. they talk about Smithy and the boredom of adult life; the cultural landscape he feels compelled to write about; Suffering Channel and if that aligns with his prediction for the future; a quote from Zadie Smith on fiction telling us how the world works. the boredom part was the most interesting

? (2012). To the Best of Our Knowledge: Interview with David Foster Wallace. In ? Conversations with David Foster Wallace. University Press of Mississippi, pp. 127-135

quiet little bits of fulfillment

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[...] 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 by David Foster Wallace 7 years, 7 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 by David Foster Wallace 7 years, 7 months ago