What are “Words That David Foster Wallace Circled in His American Heritage Dictionary,” Alex?
Slate publishes a complete list of words that were circled in the late writer’s personal dictionary and is asking readers/”DFW enthusiasts” to
Liz Cox Barrett is a writer at CJR.Take a look at the list, then let us know if you gain new insight into the late author’s work. Do you have a theory as to what led DFW to circle a word? Do you remember seeing any of these words in DFW’s essays, journalism, and novels?
