In his own words by wallace, david foster may 20, 2014 audio cd. I made it through gravitys rainbow and hope this is as good. Colleen leahy and makini allwood are climbing the literary mountain of a book, and sharing their experience on a podcast called and but so. Syracuse in infinite jest the book, infinite jest, would help mark him as a notable contemporary american author. Time made the book one of its 100 best englishlanguage novels from 1923 to 2005. There is stuff that happens in the opening pages that explains events at the end of the book, albeit over. Infinite jest by david foster wallace 70,709 ratings, 4. When i was asking my friends on what i should read next, they suggested infinite jest by david foster wallace. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book infinite jest. His nonfiction includes the essay collections consider the lobster and a supposedly fun thing ill never do again, and the fulllength work everything and more. Written by david foster wallace, narrated by sean pratt. He received a masters of fine arts from university of. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book.
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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. What its like to record the audiobook version of infinite jest. David foster wallace wrote the acclaimed novels infinite jest and the broom of the system and the story collections oblivion, brief interviews with hideous men, and girl with curious hair. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook, minus. We are deeply honored to be the audio publisher of david foster wallace s works, and are keenly aware of the great responsibility that attends the privilege. The 20th anniversary of david foster wallaces infinite jest comes out this tuesday, february 23. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Listen to infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace.
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Not even malcolm lowrys under the volcano succeeds in conveying the utter desperation and helplessness of the chronic alcoholic to such a degree as david foster wallace does in infinite jest. Infinite jest by david foster wallace audiobook 17 youtube. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1088 pages and is available in paperback format. You start the book having no clue when it is happening and who the various characters are. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book infinite jest i guess this is a first for me and ill get straight to the point. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, the novel explores essential questions about. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, 9780349121086, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In infinite jest little, brown and company david foster wallace has written the ultimate megameta novel, a 1078page whopper. Infinite jest is a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. David foster wallace february 21, 1962 september 12, 2008 was an american author of novels, short stories and essays, as well as a university professor of english and creative writing.
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