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Definition of David Foster Wallace from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

David Foster Wallace

/ˌdeɪvɪd ˌfɒstə ˈwɒlɪs/

/ˌdeɪvɪd ˌfɑːstər ˈwɑːlɪs/

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(1962-2008) a US writer who is best known for his novel Infinite Jest (1996) which satirizes (= uses humour to criticize) American consumer culture

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