Books by David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace wrote several books and contributed numerous essays and short stories to various publications over the course of his career, and he received numerous awards for his work. He is perhaps most well known for the monumental 'Infinite Jest,' a near future novel of addiction and recovery, popular entertainment, and tennis that is by many considered to be his magnum opus. This bibliography lists David Foster Wallace's published books.

1. 'The Broom of the System' (1987)

Wallace's debut novel about a 24-year-old telephone switchboard operator.

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2. 'Girl With Curious Hair' (1989)

A series of short stories centered on America's love affair with celebrities.

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3. 'Signifying Rappers' (1990)

An extended essay about rap music co-written with an assistant district attorney of Manhattan.

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4. 'Infinite Jest' (1996)

Infinite Jest is David Foster Wallace's masterwork, a long and complex comedic work of fiction that epitomizes Wallace's trademark stylistic experimentation and complexity. Infinite Jest, set in America's near future, is a labyrinth of plot threads that center around themes of addiction and recovery, family relationships, popular entertainment and tennis. It has been hailed as one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.

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5. 'A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again' (1997)

A collection of short essays, some recounting Wallace's coming of age in Illinois, others social commentaries.

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6. 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men' (2000)

A collection of 23 short stories with a central theme. Each story is purported to be an interview with a man possessing an odious characteristic which they elaborate on during the course of the story.

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7. 'Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity' (2003)

Part of the W.W. Norton "Great Discoveries" series of books, this is a nonfiction examination of mathematics from Aristotle through the present day.

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8. 'Oblivion' (2004)

A collection of short stories previously published in publications such as Esquire and McSweeney's Quarterly Concern.

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9. 'Consider the Lobster' (2005)

A collection of previously published essays from publications including Harper's, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic.

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