Bound copy of "Corrections of Typos/Errors for Paperback Printing of Infinite Jest" from David Foster Wallace to Nona Krug and Michael Pietsch. Image courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the archive of author David Foster Wallace, including one of his novels that will be published posthumously.
The archive includes manuscripts of Wallace's books, stories and essays; research materials; Wallace's writing from college and graduate school; letters, poems, and teaching materials.
The materials for "The Pale King," Wallace's posthumous novel, are part of the archive but will stay with Little, Brown and Company until the book is published. "The Pale King" is scheduled for publication in April 2011.
"The Ransom Center is delighted to be the home of this remarkable archive," said Thomas F. Staley, director of the Ransom Center. "Wallace was undoubtedly one of the most talented writers of his generation. His works are intricate, complex, often humorous, sometimes challenging, but almost always brilliant, and his archive not only records his creative process but also demonstrates the dedicated choices he made in his works."
The archive materials are being organized and will be available to researchers and the public in Fall 2010. Meanwhile, some items from the David Foster Wallace archive can be viewed online, and a selection of materials will be on display in the Ransom Center's lobby through April 9.
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