5/13/2023 0 Comments Wallace infinite jest![]() I was not adjusting well to life outside the warm walls of Georgian architecture and without the validation of teachers and friends. ![]() And being extremely well-read in critical theory has almost no bearing on the essential work of journalism. ![]() I attempted to postpone this entry by spending a year in a master’s program for journalism.īut New York City, where I did my journalism year, does not care how smart you are, or what your credentials are. Like most sheltered people graduating from college, I was utterly terrified of entering the real world. The first DFW piece I read was the Kenyon commencement speech, which was making the rounds as I was preparing to graduate from college in 2011. Like most David Foster Wallace fans of a certain age, I only came to know his work after his death. Facebook Email This article is more than 7 years old. ![]()
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