This Is Water
Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
(Author) David Foster WallaceOnly once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times, commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace was an American novelist, essayist, and professor known for his complex, innovative writing style and exploration of contemporary American culture. His most notable works include the novel "Infinite Jest," a sprawling, dense epic that has become a cult classic, and the essay collection "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again." Wallace's writing is characterized by its wit, intelligence, and deep insight into the human condition. He is considered one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his work has had a lasting impact on the literary world. Tragically, Wallace struggled with depression and took his own life in 2008 at the age of 46.
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