Author record · 2006 to 2016

David Foster Wallace: Awards and Best-of Lists

David Foster Wallace has 1 shortlist or finalist place, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2016String Theory: David Foster Wallace on TennisBill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Holiday Books
2012The Pale KingPulitzer Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2011The Pale KingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fiction
2011The Pale KingTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2011The Pale KingEntertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2011The Pale KingNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2006Consider the LobsterNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction

Books

  1. The Pale King5 sources · 2011 to 2012
  2. Consider the Lobster1 source · 2006
  3. String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis1 source · 2016