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Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel written by David Foster Wallace. The book is set in the near future in North America. The plot of the book involves a movie, called Infinite Jest, that is addictive and can kill the person watching it.Pop Machine: David Foster Wallace, R.I.P. (September 14, 2008) The phrase also refers to a line from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "Alas, poor Yorick!--I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."Lit Quotes:Hamlet Quotes
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- Made TIME Magazine's list of 100 best English language novels from 1923-2005Time: Infinite Jest
- Wallace's fourth novelPop Machine: David Foster Wallace, R.I.P. (September 14, 2008)
- Wrote the novel at age 33Pop Machine: David Foster Wallace, R.I.P. (September 14, 2008)
- 1,079 pages, including 100 pages of footnotesPop Machine: David Foster Wallace, R.I.P. (September 14, 2008)
- Published by: Little, BrownPop Machine: David Foster Wallace, R.I.P. (September 14, 2008)
- Wallace committed suicide on September 12, 2008Pop Machine: David Foster Wallace, R.I.P. (September 14, 2008)
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A Reader's Companion to Infinite Jest - $22.99
A Reader’s Companion to Infinite Jest is a guide for readers who have heard about the literary genius of David Foster Wallace’s huge and sprawling novel but have been put off by its length and narrative complexity. Composed by two distingui...
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David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries) - $12.95
This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years – from ...
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Infinite Jest - $17.99
In a sprawling, wild, super-hyped magnum opus, David Foster Wallace fulfills the promise of his precocious novelThe Broom of the System.Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction, feature...
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@unbridledbooks Good stuff! I still haven't gotten around to Infinite Jest. My to-be-read list is longer than my lifespan is likely to be...
@monkeelino | November 12, 2009 07:24 PM -
@monkeelino Reading Infinite Jest (infinitely), There's nothing funny about design (essays), Where I Stay by Andrew Zornoza (Tarpaulin Sky).
@unbridledbooks | November 12, 2009 07:19 PM -
At pag. 461 of Infinite Jest, 47% in. Need to slow down as I either can't sleep or dream of reading.
@MrSkimpole | November 12, 2009 07:16 PM -
Alls I'm saying is there's a place for real life Union of the Hideously and improbably Deformed (U.H.I.D.) Don the veil #Infinite Jest
@bogmad | November 12, 2009 07:14 PM -
Probably bit off more than I can reasonably chew when I got Infinite Jest from the library. 1085 pages? Who am I kidding
@illbzo1 | November 12, 2009 06:32 PM
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View All Infinite Jest Questions (34) | Ask a QuestionWhere does the novel Infinite Jest take place? (1 Answer)It is set "in the near future", and in US/Canada/Mexico called "Organization of North American Nations" (ONAN) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E0DC1231F930A35750C0A960958260 "Alternately tedious and effulgent, ''Infinite Jest'' is set in the near future, ... read moreInfinite Jest - how does the book hint the whole thing ends? (1 Answer)Someone wrote an Amazon review that sums this up really nicely so I'll quote them: "The footnote detailing JOI's (Hal's father's) filmography is really just a list of plot events ... read moreHow do you turn on infinite ammo after you pass the game, there is a spot do change infinite ammo on, but when you do it doesnt work. (3 Answers)1. In Bonus Features menu, select the weapon you want the infinite ammo on. 2. In Special Settings, turn on the Infinite Ammo. 3. The game will save. 4. Blast ... read moreWhat is a split infinitive? (1 Answer)A split infinitive or cleft infinitive is an English-language grammatical construction in which a word or phrase, usually an adverb or other adverbial, comes between the marker to and the ... read more
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