You know, I know that this Blog is mainly about politics. But this one is more personal to me. Whenever a writer, irregardless of his political stance, dies. I always feel horrible about it. Yes, it bothers me to see when another pen is silenced in this trade.
The La Times, The AP, and The New York Observer are all reporting that writer David Fostor Wallace has committed suicide. He died from hanging himself. His wife discovered him upon returning to her house. He was only 46 years old.
Quoting the New York Observer:
Infinite Jest author David Foster Wallace is dead of an apparent suicide, according to reports from the Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times and others.
According to AP:
Wallace’s wife found her husband had hanged himself when she returned home about 9:30 p.m. Friday, said Jackie Morales, a records clerk with the Claremont Police Department.
Wallace taught creative writing and English at nearby Pomona College.
Mr. Wallace, who received a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 1997, just saw the release of McCain’s Promise: Aboard the Straight Talk Express David Foster Wallace, a book-length expansion of his 2000 campaign report about Republican presidential nominee John McCain. A film version of his book Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is in production with The Office‘s John Krasinski adapting and directing.
The La Times Says:
Gary Kates, the college’s dean, called Wallace’s death “an incredible loss.”
“He was a fabulous teacher,” Kates said Saturday. “He was hands-on with his students. He cared deeply about them. . . . He was a jewel on the faculty, and we deeply appreciated everything he gave to the college.”
In addition to his wife, Karen Green, and his parents, Wallace is survived by a sister.
A memorial service is planned at Pomona College.
My heart breaks for his family. I cannot being to fathom the loss that his wife, parents and siblings are feeling. My thoughts and prayers are with this man’s family during this horrible time of loss. God Bless them.
Like I said, Politics is one thing, but a human life is another. It’s something that we do not value anymore. May this man truly rest in the peace that he was searching for.
Here are all of his works that I could find:
Others that have written about him:
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