
The End of the Tour
James Ponsoldt, 2015
Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
David Lipsky, 2010
The End of the Tour is a movie directed by James Ponsoldt in 2015 and based on the book Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace by David Lipsky, first published in 2010. The movie features Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Anna Chlumsky, Joan Cusack, Mamie Gummer, Mickey Sumner, and others.
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Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
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Storyline
Writer David Lipsky is dismayed to hear about the suicide of novelist David Foster Wallace in 2008. He had interviewed the author over a period of days twelve years earlier, following the publication of Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest, which received critical praise and became an international bestseller, a touchstone for numerous readers.
Movie vs Book

Year
2015
Minutes
106
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
The End of the Tour
Director: James Ponsoldt
Country: USA
Year: 2015
Length: 1h46m
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Year
2010
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.80
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Book
Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
Author: David Lipsky
Country: USA
First published in: 2010
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Biography
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