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
Where does the novel Infinite Jest take place?(1 Answer)
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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 ...
Infinite Jest - how does the book hint the whole thing ends?(1 Answer)
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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 ...
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Made TIME Magazine's list of 100 best English language novels from 1923-2005Time: Infinite Jest
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