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| Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:46PM | | | | The Pale King Panel Discussion | Tags: David Foster Wallace, Pale King, Infinite Jest, Michael Pietsch, Laura Miller, Sandro Veronesi, Rick Moody, Karen Green, William Vollman, Harry Ransom Center, UT Austin, drafts, manuscripts, Howling Fantods, Infinite Summer
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The Pale King conversation Tuesday night was held at the Old Gym on Mulberry Street, a fitting venue to talk about David Foster Wallace. The florescent lights kept dimming and undimming themselves, the stage was way far up, too far up, and the retro "Home" and "Visitor" signs seemed to take on an almost meaningful aspect. It was a good place to contemplate rigor, perseverance, and boredom.
Salon book editor Laura Miller moderated the conversation, which included Italian writer Sandro Veronesi, Rick Moody, and Wallace's longtime editor and friend Michael Pietsch.
The conversation really began for me when the panel began talking about what Veronesi called "the decency of suffering."
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