The author of one of my favorite novels, Infinite Jest, was found dead in his home yesterday. He was 46. He hung himself. What a tragic loss of such a young, brilliant person! Based on the twisted characters in his writing, I imagine that he had been struggling with his demons of addictions for a long time.*
*A footnote, in honor of DFW: I wonder if it was The Entertainment that finally got to him.
"What is stolen during work time cannot be regained by submitting to what that work has produced." (French graffiti, 2006)
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