/lit/ - Literature

>dfw u will never be cartoon man

>you'll never meet David Foster Wallace on a cruise you both hate
Well, at least I enjoyed reading his essays.

Two question in that regard:
1. How do DFW's novels, Infinite Jest in particular, compare to his shorter work; are they as good?
2. Are there any other essayists with a gift for finding the unsettling in everyday life that /lit/ would recommend?

Who is your favourite author?
>David Foster Wallace

Which of their works have you read?
>None of them

Why do you love them so?
>/lit/ told me to

Whom would you recommend them to?
>Nobody

Guys, is it proper to speak of a 'posthumous work', rather than a 'work published posthumously'?

I'm writing an essay and I'd rather avoid the latter usage because the next two words also begin with a 'p' and excessive alliteration always looks bad in academic writing. I just don't know whether 'posthumous work' is usable, as it implies the doings of a ghost.

Thanks!

>>3476782
Nabokov has top-rate prose. David Foster Wallace will likely be the next closest thing you'll get.

>>3463045

133 pages into Infinite Jest and considering calling it quits, or at least just putting it down for a while so I can read something...not this. I love Wallace, have read The Broom of the System and thoroughly enjoyed it, read a few of his essays and really, really fucking liked This is Water in particular. But IJ is just too much, I mean, some parts I find myself laughing or feeling feels, but not often. I guess I'm 2dumb for IJ.

Hey, fellas. I haven't been able to find a source for Bloom's (in)famous 'no discernible talent' critique of DFW. Could someone point me toward the origin? Thanks.

'Whaz on earth happened to me?' I shouted the instant I regained consciousness. I expected to see a gold-plated hospital room, a gaggle of deeply mournful fans, maybe a doctor with a huge crush on me. Nope. I leered around me in disbelief, realising that I was - in fact, in actuality - outside! 'Whaz in hell's name is goin' on here?! You put a sick man outside? Give me a break! This is some sort of bad, bad, bad joke!' but my angry-confused, angfused words fell on no ears at all. I got up, boldly ignoring the relentless thuding ache in my head!

'OH MY GOD, I CAN SEE DINOSAURS!'

/lit/, I've taken far too much MDMA. I'm rolling with my flatmate's sister and I feel positively unstable. But finding a post discussing the merits (or otherwise) of DFW makes me feel safe, warm and comfortable. You guys are my rock. I love literature. I love you.

>>2975501
apparently they did an episode about A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmNuxc65hqc

my ex couldn't stomach episodes past season 10 but they have AnCo and Hot Chip in this episode's soundtrack so idgaf

"I think The Simpsons is important art. On the other hand, it’s also—in my opinion—relentlessly corrosive to the soul, and everything is parodied, and everything’s ridiculous. Maybe I’m old, but for my part I can be steeped in about an hour of it, and I sort of have to walk away and look at a flower or something." — David Foster Wallace
:(