tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302932595716933140.post8824295931140904907..comments2013-10-29T23:44:13.029+00:00Comments on filmtalker: David Foster Wallace and The Cinema Bookspamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893367916930590273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302932595716933140.post-80659223768507070792010-07-07T06:47:43.726+01:002010-07-07T06:47:43.726+01:00“She wanted to write made·up stories for a living,...“She wanted to write made·up stories for a living, I said I didn't know that could be done." -DFW<br /><br />In a 1996 interview with Michael Silverblatt on KCRW, shortly after the publication of Infinite Jest, Mr. Wallace mentions that nothing in the novel [Infinite jest] is there by accident, meaning, that the material in the novel was carefully researched and deliberately composed.<br /><br />This particular item (i.e. the film book) is evidence that Mr. Wallace was meticulous in his research in order to lend credibility to the material included in his novel. I think it's fair to say, however, that it is not unique, or unusual, for a writer to immerse himself / herself in researching the material for a novel, particularly one of the scope and size of Infinite Jest.<br /><br /> What I think was unique about Mr. Wallace is his ability to get to the core of a subject and to conquer it with surprising ease. His meticulous research is mirrored by his meticulous writing. <br /><br />Cheers!artzineonlinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302932595716933140.post-16029111116039741022010-06-10T17:09:51.252+01:002010-06-10T17:09:51.252+01:00This is wonderful.This is wonderful.rubynoreply@blogger.com