String Theory

by David Foster Wallace · 2016

A Library of America collection of David Foster Wallace's nonfiction essays on tennis.

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David Foster WallaceWriter and essayist

Author of the tennis essays collected in String Theory.

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Bill Gates Co-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

Recommended TIME report of Gates Notes list article

Documented citation: You don't have to play or even watch tennis to love this book.

Documented citation Recommended article Bill Gates Picked These Books as the Best of 2016

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TIME · 2016-12-05 · accessed 2026-06-22

TIME reports that Gates selected five top reads of 2016 from Gates Notes and identifies String Theory by David Foster Wallace as one of the picks.

Recommended · TIME report of Gates Notes list · article Source 2016-12-05