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When [[David Foster Wallace]] [[Author Existence Failure|died in 2008]], he left behind an unfinished manuscript for his latest novel, along with hundreds of other pages of notes and ideas. Through the combined efforts of his wife, agent, and editor, his final work has been released as ''[[The Pale King]]'' (2011). It is a jumbled narrative that combines a memoir with the various stories of a group of [[Intimidating Revenue Service|IRS]] employees stationed in Peoria, Illinois in 1985. Despite being incomplete and [[True Art Is Incomprehensible|sometimes incomprehensible]], the novel's themes of depression, loneliness, self-awareness, and the tedium of daily life are expressed with a depth and poignancy that only Wallace could muster.
[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] [[The King in Yellow]].
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* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: Two IRS employees are in the middle of a lengthy commute, and one decides to break up the monotony by awkwardly asking about what the other guy thinks about when he masturbates. The other guy is understandably incredulous.
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