Who is H. L. Hix from A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments and what is their importance? A_Supposedly_Fun_Thing_I'll_Never_Do_Again:_Essays_and_Arguments English & Literature H. L. Hix | A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

H. L. Hix is a philosopher and the author of "Morte d'Author: An Autopsy," which is the subject of Wallace's fourth essay. Hix's work attempts to save the concept of the author from its poststructuralist detractors. However, Wallace believes Hix only succeeds in saving the concept of the author by expanding it to the point where it becomes meaningless. Wallace does find Hix's writing to be entertaining and readable, even if the question he attempts to answer is a wholly academic one.