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David Foster Wallace was an American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. He was born on February 21, 1962, in Ithaca, New York, to Sally Jean Wallace and James Donald Wallace. He grew up in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, with his younger sister, Amy Wallace-Havens. His father was a philosophy professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Wallace attended Amherst College and received a B.A. in 1985. He later taught English at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College. Wallace wrote three novels, three story collections, two collections of essays, and other works. His reputation still rests mainly on his novel "Infinite Jest," published in 1996. The novel is set alternately in a tennis academy and a rehab center. Wallace's works provide a dark, often satirical analysis of American culture. Wallace suffered from depression since his early 20s and attempted suicide in his family home the year before his death. He was admitted to McLean Hospital for substance addiction in 1989 and spent four weeks there that changed his life.

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David Foster Wallace was an American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. He was born on February 21, 1962, in Ithaca, New York, to Sally Jean Wallace and James Donald Wallace. He grew up in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, with his younger sister, Amy Wallace-Havens. His father was a philosophy professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Wallace attended Amherst College and received a B.A. in 1985. He later taught English at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College. Wallace wrote three novels, three story collections, two collections of essays, and other works. His reputation still rests mainly on his novel "Infinite Jest," published in 1996. The novel is set alternately in a tennis academy and a rehab center. Wallace's works provide a dark, often satirical analysis of American culture. Wallace suffered from depression since his early 20s and attempted suicide in his family home the year before his death. He was admitted to McLean Hospital for substance addiction in 1989 and spent four weeks there that changed his life.

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