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David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American author of novels, short stories and essays, and a university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which Time magazine cited as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. His posthumous novel, The Pale King (2011), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2012.

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Born	David Foster Wallace 21 February 1962 Ithaca, New York USA
Died	12 September 2008 (aged 46) Claremont, California USA
Zodiac	Pisces
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