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Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself
''Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace'' is a 2010 memoir by David Lipsky, about a five-day road trip with the author David Foster Wallace. It is based upon a ''Rolling Stone'' magazine story that received the National Magazine Award. Lipsky, a novelist and contributing editor at ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, recounts his time spent with the author of ''Infinite Jest'' at the moment when Wallace realized his work would bring him fame, and that this would change his life. The book was a National Public Radio Best Book of the Year, a ''New York Times Book Review'' Editors' Choice, and a The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times'' bestseller. A feature film adaptation entitled ''The End of the Tour'' was released in July 2015. The film has a 92% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 159 reviews. The film also holds a score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 35 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lipsky
David Lipsky (born July 20, 1965) is an American author. His works have been ''New York Times'' bestsellers, ''New York Times'' Notable Books, ''Time'', Amazon, and NPR Best Books of the Year, and have been included in ''The Best American Magazine Writing'' and ''The Best American Short Stories'' collections. Lipsky received the National Magazine Award in 2009. He was portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg in the 2015 feature film '' The End of the Tour'', an adaptation of his memoir '' Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself''. He is a contributing editor at ''Rolling Stone''. He currently lives in New York City. Background and education David Lipsky was born in New York City, and is the son of the painter Pat Lipsky.Atlas, James, "The Art Fair", ''Vogue'', June 1996. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1983 and matriculated at Bennington College. Lipsky transferred in his sophomore year to Brown University, where he graduated magna cum laude and studied with the writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |