I thought I would share some thoughts after all these years of recording DFW.

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This novella was excerpted from chapter 22 of Wallace's last novel "The Pale King". The novella is a monologue from character Chris Fogle.Thanks to listener @joegoddard8992 for recommending this recording.Please like, subscribe, or become a member if you enjoy!Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=CAD

The Fall (French: La Chute) is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus. First published in 1956, it is his last complete work of fiction. Set in Amsterdam, The Fall consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the self-proclaimed "judge-penitent" Jean-Baptiste Clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger. In what amounts to a confession, Clamence tells of his success as a wealthy Parisian defense lawyer who was highly respected by his colleagues. His crisis, and his ultimate "fall" from grace, was meant to invoke, in secular terms, the fall of man from the Garden of Eden. The Fall explores themes of innocence, imprisonment, non-existence, and truth. (Wikipedia)

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This short story revolves around a unique winning streak on the TV game show Jeopardy!, and the coming together of two lesbians with abnormal childhoods. It was published in Wallace's short story collection "Girl with Curious Hair" in 1989.

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The Hour of the Star deals with the problems of the rural Northeast versus the urban Southeast of Brazil, poverty and the dream of a better life, and, of an uneducated woman's struggle to survive in a sexist society. The novel was published in 1977.

Lispector is the author of other novels "Near to the Wild Hear" and "The Passion According to G.H.".

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"Why Bother?", originally published as "Perchance to Dream: In the Age of Images, a Reason to Write Novels", is a literary essay by American novelist Jonathan Franzen. It is often referred to as "The Harper's Essay". First published in the April 1996 issue of Harper's magazine, the essay concerns the persistence of reading within the context of technological growth and distraction. Franzen recounts his meditations on the state and possibility of the novel form, often against the backdrop of his personal experience, eventually concluding that the novel still has potential cultural agency in the United States, and often gains it by paradoxical drives of both culture and author. (Wikipedia)

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This short story was published in the short story collection 'Girl with Curious Hair' in 1989. The story a man and a woman telling the story of their relationship.

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This article was was published in The New Yorker in 2019. It provides a shift in perspective on the climate dilemma.

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This abstract short story by David Foster Wallace was published in the collection 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men' in 1999.

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Well, I did it. Take that haters. What’s your favourite thing about peanut butter?

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