David Foster Wallace

(February 21st, 1962 — September 12th, 2008)

David Foster Wallace was an American author.

David Foster Wallace is a book author.

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Something to Do with Paying Attention

David Foster Wallace
Contemporary American Literature

Technically, the publication date on David Foster Wallace’s Something to Do with Paying Attention is 2022, because it is an extract from Wallace’s unfinished novel, The Pale King — specifically a monologue from one character that stands on its own as a novella.