Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Chronology xix
David Foster Wallace: A Profile William R. Katovsky/1987 3
A Whiz Kid and His Wacky First Novel Helen Dudar/1987 8
Looking for a Garde of Which to Be Avant: An Interview with David Foster Wallace Hugh Kennedy Geoffrey Polk/1993 11
An Expanded Interview with David Foster Wallace Larry McCaffery/1993 21
The Next Big Thing: Can a Downstate Author Withstand the Sensation over His 1,079-page Novel? Mark Caro/1996 53
The Salon Interview: David Foster Wallace Laura Miller/1996 58
The Waster Land David Streitfeld/1996 66
David Foster Wallace Winces at the Suggestion That His Book Is Sloppy in Any Sense Anne Marie Donahue/1996 70
Young Writers and the TV Reality Donn Fry/1997 73
The "Infinite Story" Cult Hero Behind the 1,079-Page Novel Rides the Hype He Skewered Matthew Gilbert/1997 76
David Foster Wallace Tom Scocca/1998 82
David Foster Wallace: In the Company of Creeps Lorin Stein/1999 89
David Foster Wallace Warms Up Patrick Arden/1999 94
Mischief: A Brief Interview with David Foster Wallace Chris Wright/1999 101
Behind the Watchful Eyes of Author David Foster Wallace Mark Shechner/2000 104
Conversation with DAvid Foster Wallace and Richard Powers John O'Brien/2000 110
Approaching Infinity Caleb Crain/2003 121
To the Best of Our Knowledge: Interview with David Foster Wallace Steve Paulson/2004 127
The Connection: David Foster Wallace Michael Goldfarb/2004 136
Interview with David Foster Wallace Didier Jacob/2005 152
Just Asking… David Foster Wallace Christopher John Farley/2008 158
The Lost Years and Last Days of David Foster Wallace David Lipsky/2008 161
Index 183