This man's most recently released novel praises the virtue of "enduring tedium" with the example of IRS agents in Peoria, Illinois.
In one of this author's novels, Mrs. Green dies of cardiac arrest after opening a can of peanuts with a gag snake inside, inspiring her husband to murder his colleagues with exploding cigars. In that work, the title object is sought by a group of wheelchair-ridden terrorists from Quebec. This man's most recently released novel praises the virtue of "enduring tedium" with the example of IRS agents in Peoria, Illinois. That novel was compiled by his friend, Michael Pietsch, from papers he left after his 2008 (*) suicide. This author of The Pale King also wrote about Hal Incandenza's time at the Enfield Tennis Academy in a 900 page, footnote-ridden doorstop. For 10 points, name this author of Infinite Jest.
In one of this author's novels, Mrs. Green dies of cardiac arrest after opening a can of peanuts with a gag snake inside, inspiring her husband to murder his colleagues with exploding cigars.
David Foster Wallace