David Lipsky on David Foster Wallace (1/2)

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The Center for Fiction

12 жыл бұрын

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@openneon9240 8 жыл бұрын

Kinda eerie how the sirens became audible right after he said 'Hung himself at the age of 46.'

@sandpaperseat3228 3 жыл бұрын

I love Dfw work but theirs a 2003 interview that just shows you how aware he is of the modern times and how translates a lot it’s problems, it’s almost philosophical and he keeps asking the interviewer “this probably won’t make the cut” when it’s confirmed instead of just giving typical answers he goes deeper and it’s beautiful his insight on everything.

@jonandersen1334 2 жыл бұрын

@mycollegeshirt 4 жыл бұрын

It's weird how the Hollywood movie stars playing writers were less attractive than the writers.

@Johnconno 2 жыл бұрын

You're right, I hadn't thought about it. 🏌🌑

@darillus1 Жыл бұрын

what's more weird is how shallow your comment is.

@redeyedtiger 10 ай бұрын

@@darillus1it's just pointing out irony

@antonietto1 12 жыл бұрын

@sancholian such a good answer....i appreciate very much and i'm so happy whenever i find someone else who understands how huge is the lost of DWF. goodbye

@antonietto1 12 жыл бұрын

please,read Lipsky's book....is very touching. Who loves F.Wallace cannot loose this book.

@sancholian 12 жыл бұрын

@antonietto1 Agreed, this book captures DFW at a most intriguing time in his life (just at the end of the Infinite Jest tour). It's a great reminder of how working hard at well-intentioned art, regardless of how others regard your efforts, is a reward in and of itself. As honest an author I have ever had the pleasure of reading; RIP.

@vandaloo 8 жыл бұрын

Wow. I'm struck by how similar my best friend's and my sensibilities are to these guys. I'm a genius!

@TheMarcymark 6 жыл бұрын

David hated irony. Please leave delete this.

@chynnhowe 5 жыл бұрын

😂

@alcidebava1854 2 жыл бұрын

Ho saputo che la famiglia di David Foster Wallace ha criticato aspramente il film , e hanno detto parole molto dure nei confronti di David Lipski , in modo particolare il padre di David Foster Wallace. A me sinceramente il film non mi è dispiaciuto , certo non è ciò che mi aspettavo , on quanto avevo un'aspettativa molto molto alta.

@chiaram5898 7 жыл бұрын

I hate David Lipsky. I hate the way how he edited and framed the interview with DFW. Even though I'm a DFW fan, it's embarrassing to have this book on my bookshelf.

@McRingil 4 жыл бұрын

what did he do reading Although right now

@angellakaye 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, I'm curious to know why u feel that way too? I'm reading "although of course..." and I'm enjoying it so far, but mostly because I'm trying to convince myself that it's like raw, unadulterated dialogue

@briandressel1344 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not a fan either. The family didn’t want the movie “end of the tour” to be made and I can see why because it feels like someone framing what David was about not who he actually was. If you were talking about a family member or friend and their life would you speak about oh yeah did all this stuff then he hanged him self like that’s somehow an aha moment but it’s a sad tragic end to a complicated person and I’m sure his parents and sister miss the person David everyday not the creative writer with tragic end.

@andrewgr144 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandressel1344 They didn't want the movie made, but I don't think they had any problem with the book. And I thought publishing the interview as a transcript was the only honest way to do it, given how much time passed between the interview and its publication. David was afraid of how an interviewer or editor could shape the narrative to suit their own agenda, and just publishing the actual transcript, with very little editorialization (only about 30 pages at the beginning) is a way to make sure that didn't happen. Since the interview took place before he committed suicide-- unlike the movie, which was made afterwards-- there wasn't any danger of the book turning him into a mythological figure, or of downplaying his humanity, or of trying to emphasize things that foreshadowed his death. The movie, on the other hand, could do all of those things, even when sticking to verbatim dialog-- the cinematography, the facial expressions and tone of voice, what was omitted, all of it could allow his suicide to color everything. I enjoyed the movie before reading about how much his friends thought it miss-portrayed him; I don't know if I'd enjoy it watching it again. On the other hand, I think the book is a gift to fans; it gives a lot of insight into who he was at that moment in time.

@daniellanglois8807 9 ай бұрын

This movie came out nearly 8 years after DFW died, depicting events from like approaching 20 years previous, I don't see why it has to be an objection from the family over a movie. I mean, maybe I'm missing a better reason than I have made out? Maybe the movie isn't such a big deal one way or the other, I just don't understand making a fuss.