as i was asking this question, one of the great young writers, of this generation david foster wallace had committed zy what side. and i became very interested, he, and i went to the same college. he, a decade later. but, i wanted to understand what drove david to suicide. let me read the opening paragraph of the book, really where the book starts. he left more than a dozen lamp burning in his work room. they shown upon the desk and unfinished manuscript. next to the man uscript was a two-page letter. this was a scene on the evening, david foster wallace hanged himself. his suicide at the age of 46 devastated the literary community, he was as the boldest most innovative writer. his novel was lauded by critics and thought to have redefined, american fiction. the manuscript, would be published. the novel, many would argue contained some of his best work. despite his frustration with his inability to complete the book, his life had never been better. he had married four years earlier and was settled in california, with the teaching job he loved. why then did he take his own life? what was

. >> david foster wallace had committed suicide and i became very interested. we went to the same college, but i wanted to understand what drove david to suicide. let me read the opening paragraph, of the book, wherehe the book starts. he left more than a dozen lamp burning in his work room, they shown upon the desk, neatly stacked on top of it. next to the manuscript was a two-page letter. he hangs he had himself. he was at the time the bold defendant most innovative writer of his generation. his novel was lauded by critics, and redefine fiction. the man new script would be published. the novel, many would later argue contained some of his best work. despite his frustration, with his inability to complete the book his life had never been better.n he had married four years earlier and was settled in california with the teaching job he loved. why then did he take his own life? what was the underlying cause of the depression that governorred david's deep unhappiness. >> all i heard was the word depression, with a capital d. from an early age he wanted to be exempt