Ocupation: Novelist
Life: b. August 17, 1959
Birthday: August 17
Mr. Franzen said he and Mr. Wallace, over years of letters and conversations about the ethical role of the novelist, had come to the joint conclusion that the purpose of writing fiction was “a way out of loneliness.” (NY Times article on the memorial service of David Foster Wallace.)
topic: Loneliness, Writing, Years, Memorial Service, Purpose Of Writing