Author David Foster Wallace found dead
Author 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.