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Infinite Jest - Wikipedia
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by American writer David Foster Wallace. Often considered Wallace’s magnum opus, the book has been categorized as an encyclopedic novel [1] due to its unconventional narrative structure and hundreds of extensive endnotes, some with footnotes of their own.
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace | Goodreads
Widely regarded as one of the most innovative literary voices of his generation, Wallace is perhaps best known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which was listed by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005.
Infinite Jest (novel by David Foster Wallace) | Summary & Author ...
Infinite Jest, novel by American author David Foster Wallace, published in 1996, that satirically attacks the vacuous predilections of contemporary American culture mercilessly while shamelessly reveling in them.
“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?
It’s the big ones that’ll get you. David Foster Wallace’s “ Infinite Jest,” a book whose notorious bigness comprises both physical size and reputational heft, turns thirty in February.
What's the point of Infinite jest? : r/books - Reddit
Infinite Jest changed the way I see the world. I read it over a decade ago, when I was young, and I don't think there's been a book that affected me in quite the same way. As another poster mentioned, the novel is about addiction - not just to drugs, but to entertainment.
Infinite Jest: Wallace, David Foster: 9780316066525: Amazon.com: Books
People die happily, viewing it in endless repetition. The novel Infinite Jest is the story of this addictive entertainment, and in particular how it affects a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts and a nearby tennis academy, whose students have many budding addictions of their own.
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace Wiki
Infinite Jest (1996) is a novel written by David Foster Wallace. The lengthy and complex work takes place in a semi-parodic future version of North America.
Debunking the myth of the toxic ‘Infinite Jest bro’
At a glance, Infinite Jest explores the tangentially connected lives of a web of drug addicts, an emotionally dissociative tennis prodigy, and an arthouse movie so entertaining that everyone...
Infinite Jest: A Novel: Wallace, David Foster: 9780316920049 ... - Amazon
People die happily, viewing it in endless repetition. The novel Infinite Jest is the story of this addictive entertainment, and in particular how it affects a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts and a nearby tennis academy, whose students have many budding addictions of their own.
Never mind the lit-bros: Infinite Jest is a true classic at 30
A 30th anniversary edition of Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, introduced by Michelle Zauner, is published by Little, Brown.
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