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Archive of Writer David Foster Wallace Now Open for Research
The archive of David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), author of Infinite Jest (1996), The Broom of the System (1987), Girl with Curious Hair (1989) and numerous collections of stories and essays, is now open at the Harry Ransom Center.
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– Harry Ransom Center Hosts The David Foster Wallace Symposium
– Ransom Center Exhibition Celebrates History and Influence of King James Bible
– Publisher, Author and Artist Fleur Cowles's Archive Donated to Harry Ransom Center
– Nobel Prize-Winning Writer J. M. Coetzee's Archive Acquired By Harry Ransom Center
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