This Is Water

by David Foster Wallace · 2009

The book publication of Wallace’s 2005 Kenyon commencement address, reflecting on awareness and attention to others.

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David Foster Wallace · Writer and essayist

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Martin CasadoSoftware-defined networking pioneer; co-founder and former CTO, Nicira

Selected by Martin Casado for its direct, poignant presentation of Wallace’s perspective.

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David Foster WallaceWriter and essayist

Author of the tennis essays collected in String Theory.

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