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On David Foster Wallace

On David Foster Wallace

FromThe LRB Podcast


On David Foster Wallace

FromThe LRB Podcast

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In her recent piece for the paper, Patricia Lockwood revisits David Foster Wallace’s work in the light of posthumous publications and the shadow of #MeToo. Lockwood joined Joanne O’Leary, an editor at the paper, to discuss Wallace’s troubled status as Saint Dave, where his writing was at its best and whether a novel can benefit from being left unfinished.Find further reading on the episode page: lrb.me/dfwpodSubscribe to Close Readings:Directly in Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3pJoFPqIn other podcast apps here: lrb.me/closereadings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

On the LRB Podcast you'll find recent (and not so recent) pieces read by the author; our 'Close Reading’ series, in which Seamus Perry and Mark Ford consider 20th century poets through the lens of the pieces written about them in the LRB; and a range of other conversations on topics and writers covered in the paper.