I would tell a different story about the decline of literary fiction, and it is a story about social pressure and conformity.

David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie Famously earnest, the writer David Foster Wallace said he liked Midwestern people, and got more work done in the gusty open spaces of Central Illinois.

David Wallace in The Office (Source: Screengrab from the show) David Wallace is a recurring character portrayed by Andy Buckley in The Office. The character first appeared in the sixteenth episode of ...

David Foster Wallace’s fiction is not a user’s guide or a set of instructions for how to live. It invites thinking, feeling, and seeing the world more clearly.