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Which stuff in DFW's essays did he make up?
by jackstraw14 4y ago
Which stuff in DFW's essays did he make up?
- woodruffw 4y agoThis is from memory, but ISTR people claiming that Wallace's characterizations in essays like "Shipping Out" are mostly fictionalized for (successful!) literary value. Edit: Found it: Franzen thinks that his dialogues were implausible[1]. [1]: https://www.theawl.com/2011/10/a-supposedly-true-thing-jonathan-franzen-said-about-david-foster-wallace/#.t1qt4lyho https://www.theawl.com/2011/10/a-supposedly-true-thing-jonat...