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minus-squareCoelacanthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoLovely poem. I really think David Foster Wallace could have ended up with a Nobel Price in Literature had he been able to go on. “Otherwise-only-probable soul” is a great sort of DFW-ian turn of phrase.
minus-squareBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIsn’t it? I’m sorry he died. Such a tragedy. Infinite Jest was a wild read.
minus-squareCoelacanthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s one of my favourite novels. If you haven’t already, his short stories and essays are also great reads. Good Old Neon from Oblivion:Stories particularly resonated with me.
Lovely poem. I really think David Foster Wallace could have ended up with a Nobel Price in Literature had he been able to go on.
“Otherwise-only-probable soul” is a great sort of DFW-ian turn of phrase.
Isn’t it? I’m sorry he died. Such a tragedy. Infinite Jest was a wild read.
It’s one of my favourite novels. If you haven’t already, his short stories and essays are also great reads. Good Old Neon from Oblivion:Stories particularly resonated with me.
Love all his books!