In 2005, author David Foster Wallace delivered the commencement speech for Kenyon College, a stirring oratory that went on to be published as a short book. Now, it’s been adapted into a 9-minute ...

Flashback: David Foster Wallace’s Water Closet of Wonders As a tribute to the late David Foster Wallace, Harper‘s Magazine, where the writer was a contributing editor, has made ...

I can’t believe he died. That’s how vivid his words seem. This commencement address, the only one David Foster Wallace ever wrote, was delivered to the graduating class at Kenyon College in ...

David Foster Wallace delivered one of the most widely shared and admired graduation speeches of all time. It still rewards ...

See The Short Film Made From David Foster Wallace’s Unforgettable “This Is Water” Speech. In 2005, author David Foster Wallace delivered the commencement speech for Kenyon College, a ...

Lately David Foster Wallace seems to be in the air: ... The fish who is thinking obsessively “What is water?” is, we pretty much know, a little less likely to swim very far.

David Foster Wallace’s ‘This Is Water’ Speech, Illustrated Beautifully In A Short Film. Brett Michael Dykes Editor-in-Chief Twitter. May 9, 2013.

University of Arizona alumnus and heralded as the "Voice of a Generation" by far too many people to count, David Foster Wallace was one hell of a writer — to put it mildly. : And while he's well ...

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Below we’ve gathered some of our favorite quotes from David Foster Wallace, including selections from his fiction, essays and This Is Water, the commencement address he delivered at Kenyon ...