David Foster Wallace on Bookworm (1996-2006)

 

From KCRW's Bookworm. Interviewer: Michael Silverblatt. 00:00 On Infinite Jest (April 11, 1996). 28:54 On A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (May 15, 1997) 57:26 On Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (Aug 12, 1999). 01:26:05 On the Phone (Aug 3, 2000). 01:54:45 On Consider the Lobster (Mar 2, 2006).

Author David Foster Wallace discusses the structural influences behind the novel Infinite Jest, comparing its complexity to fractals rather than traditional linear narratives. The conversation explores the artistic motivation to connect with readers and address contemporary loneliness through fiction.