In the wake of David Foster Wallace‘s passing, I wondered which of his books were translated into Japanese. Strangely enough, it is a book on race and rap music that he co-wrote with Mark Costello: ラップという現象.
In lieu of that, if you haven’t read his commencement speech at Kenyon, it’s a great way to get into Wallace.
David Foster Wallace – Commencement Speech at Kenyon University
EDIT: I should also add…
Girlfriend Stops Reading David Foster Wallace Breakup Letter At Page 20 and Consider the Lobster (PDF) from Gourmet Magazine and Michiko Kakutani’s obituary in the NY Times: Exuberant Riffs on a Land Run Amok.