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David Foster Wallace archive goes to U. of Texas

March 10th, 2010

AP – “The archive of writer David Foster Wallace, best known for his 1996 novel “Infinite Jest,” has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center library and museum at the University of Texas, the center announced Monday. Hailed as a visionary of his literary generation, Wallace suffered from depression and committed suicide in 2008 at age 46. His archive includes handwritten notes and drafts of “Infinite Jest” and other works, poems written as a child, his personal library and writings from college.”

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