Tom bissell and the editor michael pietsch discuss infinite jest. Infinite jest is the name of a movie said to be so entertaining that. You start the book having no clue when it is happening and who the various characters are. If youre studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know. Dispatched, from the uk, within 48 hours of ordering. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, first edition. Book sales surge as selfisolating readers stock up on bucket list novels this article is more than 1 month old paperback fiction sales. But if you are seeking something other, then this book will not disappoint. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership.
The residents of david foster wallaces infinite jest receive entertainment videos by mail. Published by back bay books, new york, new york 2006 used. This is the second of a four part roundtable discussion with the infinite summer guides. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are 388 endnotes, some with footnotes of their own. A readers guide continuum contemporaries series by burn, stephen isbn. In fact, its take on the very nature of entertainment itself perhaps foresaw the age of. The lack of physicality is a bummer, but i feel its vastly compensated by having access to everything id like to read in seconds. Buy hardcover copy of infinite jest at brickandmortar bookstore. Book sales surge as selfisolating readers buy bucket. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, 9780349121086, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. There is stuff that happens in the opening pages that explains events at the end of the book, albeit over pages and hundreds of footnotes away. He is the author of the book conservatize me and his short humor pieces.
On reading the first chapter of infinite jest sally allen. The book is a mammothly entertaining 981 pages plus footnotes. There has never been a better time to read infinite jest than now. Infinite jest is the name of a movie said to be so entertaining that anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything but watch it. Today, i turned the last page of infinite jest, around a week late for my deadline. It has been categorized as an encyclopedic novel and made time magazines list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels published between.
Infinite jest a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup 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. Part i with a foreword by dave eggers to be better than the print version. The shear size of the book commanded attention the kind of attention t. It features a biography of the author, a fulllength analysis of the novel, and a great deal more. This deluxe paperback editionfeaturing flaps, new cover art, and a new foreword by tom bissellcelebrates the 20th anniversary of the original publication of infinite jest. Its definitely got me reading books again, which is marvelous.
Steven asin infinite jest is the perfect book for the kindle paperwhite. His archive of his infinite jest commentary can be found here. I hadnt realized how much the internet had affected my ability to just sit down and read a book, and looking back the first half of ij was all that tougher because. This is the second of a fourpart roundtable discussion with the infinite summer guides.
Ulysses etc and so forth, this is by far the most fun book of its length and type. How is the experience of reading infinite jest on a kindle. Heres how i finally read infinite jest and how you can, too. 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. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, paperback barnes.
Infinite jest by david foster wallace booksamillion. On sunday, i named infinite jest as a book readers can benefit from dipping into, even if they never read it straight through to the end. Somewhere in the notsodistant future, the screwedup residents of ennet house, a boston halfway. Infinite jest is a 1996 novel by american writer david foster wallace. Visa, mastercard, american express paypal, diners club and discover.
With its baroque subplots, zany political satire, morbid, cerebral humor and astonishing range of cultural references, wallaces brilliant but somewhat bloated dirigible of a second novel after the b. This performance by sean pratt is really humorous, sad and entertaining. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, infinite jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. David foster wallace infinite jest abc the book club. He had a convenient reason to start infinite winter in 2016 its the 20th anniversary of infinite jest.
The book of the month club is an extremely popular book club with a vast selection of fiction, nonfiction and classics on topics such as biography, business and career, cooking, history, health and fitness, humor, and much more. Infinite jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own. Absolutely, for the novice to this type of literary fiction, i cannot tell you how many times i have started and given up on the actual book. It wants to share great books with them for low prices every month, to give them their next great read, to fulfill all its members dreams and desires of what a relationship between a human being and a. Not a great segment, but posted here for dfwmedia completists. Infinite jest book club tackles the big tome on its 20th. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Topics about this book topics that mention this book. There is stuff that happens in the opening pages that explains events at the end of the book, albeit over. Infinite jest is both sad, depressed and funny and even 25 years after it was published in 1994 remains relevant to the modern age.
Why infinite jest will kill your book club youtube. Ready to realize your goal of making it through david foster wallaces exhilarating masterpiece, infinite jest, in the company of other bright and inquisitive. Unquestionably, infinite jest required great ambition and focus to write, and requires a bit of ambition and focus to read as well. It is an exuberant, uniquely american exploration of the passions that make us human and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. In fact, its take on the very nature of entertainment itself perhaps foresaw the age. Infinite jest by david foster wallace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
David foster wallace infinite jest abc book club youtube. Our critics dissect david foster wallaces epic novel. I remember harish venkatesan lugging around the paperback copy in college and hearing that this effort was part of the experience. It all started with a post called 1088 reasons you should read infinite jest. If one of your reading resolutions is to finally finish infinite jest, david foster wallaces mammoth novel, im here to help. There is no fluff, big spaces, wide margins, pictures or spaces. If you are looking for some support to read infinite jest, jump on board.
If you re studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you ll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful. Quality paperback book club really, really doesnt want to. My copy of the book is sawn in three, abused, with smudges of food across its pages, from when i. Infinite jest infinite jest is the name of a movie said to be so entertaining that anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything else. Please expect some creasing to the spine andor minor damage to the cover. Infinite jest book club berlin berlin, germany meetup. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, 9780349121086, available at book. Would you consider the audio edition of infinite jest.
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