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Infinite Jest is a postmodern encyclopedic novel, famous for its length, detail and digressions involving 388 endnotes, some of which themselves have footnotes. It has also been called metamodernist and hysterical realist.
Feb 1, 1996 · A gargantuan, mind-altering tragi-comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America. Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives ...
Oct 29, 2018 · How to Read “Infinite Jest” By Claire Friedman. October 29, 2018. Illustration by Luci Gutiérrez. 1. Buy hardcover copy of “Infinite Jest” at brick-and-mortar bookstore. Touch paper and feel...
Nov 13, 2006 · Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. The huge cast and multilevel narrative serve a story that accelerates to a breathtaking, heartbreaking, unforgettable conclusion.
Feb 1, 1996 · Infinite Jest: A Novel. Hardcover – February 1, 1996. by David Foster Wallace (Author) 4.4 5,712 ratings. See all formats and editions. A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America.
Feb 1, 2016 · Theory 1: As a novel about an “entertainment” weaponized to enslave and destroy all who look upon it, “Infinite Jest” is the first great Internet novel.
Oct 18, 2015 · 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.
