Wonderful interview. Incidentally _diachronic_ doesn't mean "out of order." If anything, it suggests "in order;" it means enmeshed within the texture of time, as opposed to _synchronic_ which means conceived without the temporal dimension, just in case anybody was confused, as I was. This is an invaluable record of a crucial take on the persona of an important American writer, thank you so much for posting!
I ran into David Foster Wallace twice, each time near the Barnes & Noble bookstore on 66th Street at the corner of Bradway and Columbus. I didn't know at that time that he was the writer David Foster Wallace, I only knew his name and I didn't know what he looked like, he was tall. I see writers as people who don't have bodies, they're never physical. On the street, he drew attention because of his height and his bandana that looked like a bandage, a giant with a bandage on his head, that contradiction, a wounded giant. I would soon find out who he was. 'How odd I can have all this inside me and to you it's just words.'
"He felt a great deal of empathy for almost any living creature." I'm glad they included that "almost" qualifier in there, because he sure as fuck didn't have any empathy for the women he used as objects.
She is a sales genius. She took a horrible author and made him world famous. If I had a publishing company, I would want her to run my sales and PR departments.
Excuse me! Are you a psychopath? FYI: His agent? It's like "Pardon me!" Nothing she says is beyond clichés. Typical agent talk, hopelessly overloaded with killer phrases.
Listen Nabokov, I'm in a good mood for the next 13 fu..ing minutes, could it be that you're stuck in the past? Ask a good question! I don't think you can squeeze a single relevant question out of your I(go pale), you're an answerer, bench dude!
1:05:46 - Now this is the kind of agent you want as writer. Someone who genuinely cares.
Excuse me! His agent? It's like "Pardon me!" Nothing she says is beyond clichés. Typical agent talk, hopelessly overloaded with killer phrases.
Wonderful interview. Incidentally _diachronic_ doesn't mean "out of order." If anything, it suggests "in order;" it means enmeshed within the texture of time, as opposed to _synchronic_ which means conceived without the temporal dimension, just in case anybody was confused, as I was. This is an invaluable record of a crucial take on the persona of an important American writer, thank you so much for posting!
His agent? It's like "Pardon me!" Nothing she says is beyond clichés. Typical agent talk, hopelessly overloaded with killer phrases.
the volume is really, really low
Thank you for posting this. A very interesting insight into David Foster Wallace.
I ran into David Foster Wallace twice, each time near the Barnes & Noble bookstore on 66th Street at the corner of Bradway and Columbus. I didn't know at that time that he was the writer David Foster Wallace, I only knew his name and I didn't know what he looked like, he was tall. I see writers as people who don't have bodies, they're never physical. On the street, he drew attention because of his height and his bandana that looked like a bandage, a giant with a bandage on his head, that contradiction, a wounded giant. I would soon find out who he was. 'How odd I can have all this inside me and to you it's just words.'
What incredibly generous answers from Bonnie Nadell -- none of DFW's loved ones have managed to balance candor and discretion so well.
She is a sales person, for heaven's sake. She pushes people for a living.
Amy Wallace did.
Hi there! FYI: His agent? It's like "Pardon me!" Nothing she says is beyond clichés. Typical agent talk, hopelessly overloaded with killer phrases.
is this the original video?...
if so, wow, thanks for the video, if not, thanks for it anyway ;)
Your generosity, Bonnie with this information re DFW is appreciated.
Never heard anyone actually use the word "maximalist"
RIPDFW
Geez, sure wish I could hear it. Probably interesting.
"He felt a great deal of empathy for almost any living creature."
I'm glad they included that "almost" qualifier in there, because he sure as fuck didn't have any empathy for the women he used as objects.
She's Beautiful.
is herzog the interviewer?? w h o a
No
Vas ist vernor?
She is a sales genius. She took a horrible author and made him world famous. If I had a publishing company, I would want her to run my sales and PR departments.
Excuse me! Are you a psychopath? FYI: His agent? It's like "Pardon me!" Nothing she says is beyond clichés. Typical agent talk, hopelessly overloaded with killer phrases.
@@usacut6968 Dude, nothing DFW wrote has any literary quality beyond "It was a dark and stormy night". ;-)
What hurt you?
Listen Nabokov, I'm in a good mood for the next 13 fu..ing minutes, could it be that you're stuck in the past? Ask a good question! I don't think you can squeeze a single relevant question out of your I(go pale), you're an answerer, bench dude!
@@usacut6968 Reading three of his sentences. ;-)
I so pale