Author David Foster Wallace found dead
Monday, September 15th, 2008Author David Foster Wallace, best known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, was found dead in his home this weekend.
According to Jackie Morales, a records clerk with the Claremont Police Department, Wallace’s wife returned home around 9:30 p.m. on Friday night (Sept. 12) to find that he had hanged himself. He was 46 years old.
The LA Times has a more in-depth piece on Wallace’s death that can be read here.
