Novelist David Foster Wallace

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David Foster Wallace

Living place: Ithaca

Birthday: 21-2-1962 (62 years old)

Population of US 1962: 186,537,737

Global rank: #38165

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Novelist David Foster Wallace profile

Who is Novelist David Foster Wallace?
A brilliant but troubled author, he is known for Infinite Jokes (1996) and other intricate philosophical novels. He committed suicide at the age of forty-six.
His books are known for their long sentences with complex punctuation, and also for their exploration of the whole of human existence.
 
 

Young / Before famous

His first novel, The Broom of the System, comparing America's visit to Disneyland, was published when he was only twenty-four years old.

Family life info

His father was on the faculty of the University of Illinois and mother who taught English at an Illinois community college.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist David Foster Wallace?
A man of many interests, he wrote works about tennis star Roger Federer, as well as about politician John McCain.

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Summary of David Foster Wallace profile

When was Novelist David Foster Wallace born?
David Foster Wallace birthday 21-2-1962 (at the age of 62).
Where is Novelist David Foster Wallace's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
David Foster Wallace was born in Ithaca, New York- United States. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. David Foster Wallace's global rank is 38165 and whose rank is 226 in list of famous Novelist. Population of US in 1962 is about 186,537,737 persons.
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Events in 1962 and 21-2

Events in US in the birth year of David Foster Wallace

  • James H. Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, registers at University of Mississippi (Oct. 1).
  • Pat Brown defeats Richard Nixon in the California gubernatorial race.

Birthday David Foster Wallace (21-2) in history

  • Day 21-2 year 1613: Michael Romanov was elected Tsar of Russia, marking the beginning of the Romanov Empire
  • Day 21-2 year 1878: The first telephone book was issued (New Haven, Conn.).
  • Day 21-2 year 1916: Battle of Verdun, the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of World War I, began.
  • Day 21-2 year 1965: Black nationalist leader Malcolm X was assassinated.
  • Day 21-2 year 1972: President Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit China.
  • Day 21-2 year 1995: Steve Fossett became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean solo in a balloon.
  • Day 21-2 year 2002: It was confirmed that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was dead, allegedly murdered by Islamic militants.
  • Day 21-2 year 2012: Eurozone finance ministers reached an agreement on a second, 130-billion bailout for Greece to help with the country's debt crisis.
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