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Once hailed as a work of singular genius, time has not been kind to the groundbreaking infinite jest, as paul ring discovers while reading david foster wallaces novel 20 years on. Infinite jest by david foster wallace the lengthy and complex work takes place in a semiparodic future version of north america. David foster wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling infinite jest. Feb 04, 2016 if one of your reading resolutions is to finally finish infinite jest, david foster wallaces mammoth novel, im here to help.
It is an exuberant, uniquely american exploration of the passions that make us humanand one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. As a college english major, ive read my fair share of great literature, and very few authors even approach wallaces ability to entertain, enlighten, mystify or infuriate. A novel by david foster wallace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The novel to which infinite jest is most frequently compared is thomas pynchons gravitys rainbow 1973, which as well as being long and encyclopedic with a circular plot structure and multiple internal narratives, also explores similar themes of technology, high and low culture, free will, sex, and drugs. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are a total of 388 endnotes, some with footnotes of their own. My copy of the book is sawn in three, abused, with smudges of food across its pages, from when i couldnt stop. Topics infinite collection opensource language english. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Feb 26, 2016 12 if you think infinite jest at 1,100odd pages is a long book, be advised that it started longer. It is an exuberant, uniquely american exploration of the passions that make us human and one of those rare books that renew the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Infinite jest by david foster wallace the greatest books. Infinite jest study guide from litcharts the creators of.
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Hal incandenza is the closest the book comes to having a protagonist. The lack of physicality is a bummer, but i feel its vastly compensated by having access to everything id like to read in seconds. Finnegans wake, ulysses etc and so forth, this is by far the most fun book of its length and type. This book is wandering, selfindulgent, overwritten, and gives ample evidence that the academics and literati are captivated by the deranged workings of a damaged mind wallace struggled with addictions and mental illness and killed himself a couple years after infinite jest was published. Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else. But this infinite jest summary guide may actually prove valuable to you at least, that is the hope. Shakespeares book of insults, insights and infinite jests by william shakespeare and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book.
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Unquestionably, infinite jest required great ambition and focus to write, and requires a bit of ambition and focus to read as well. One of the most significant examples of wallace predicting a future event is the development of videocalling, which is called videophony in the book. We cannot guarantee that infinite jest online pdf book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service. Talking about some of the most different books, there is a number of books you are going to find.
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Infinite jest is both sad, depressed and funny and even 25 years after it was published in 1994 remains relevant to the modern age. David foster wallace and bryan a garner on writing. Feb 15, 2016 today, i turned the last page of infinite jest, around a week late for my deadline. I felt compelled throughout to read it aloud, such was the almost poetic quality of it.
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