Posted AT 10:53 PM EST on 13/09/08
Author David Foster Wallace found dead
CLAREMONT, Calif. — David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel
Infinite Jest, was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46.
Wallace's wife found her husband had hanged himself when she returned home about 9:30 p.m. Friday, said Jackie Morales, a records clerk with the Claremont Police Department.
Wallace taught creative writing and English at nearby Pomona College.
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