Infinite jest : a novel
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Bissell, Tom, 1974- writer of foreword.
Status
Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
Wallace
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Wallace
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 1079 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Description
Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring one of the most endearingly screwed-up families in contemporary fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to dominate our lives, about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people, and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wallace, D. F., & Bissell, T. (2016). Infinite jest: a novel (Back Bay 20th anniversary paperback edition.). Back Bay Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wallace, David Foster and Tom Bissell. 2016. Infinite Jest: A Novel. Back Bay Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wallace, David Foster and Tom Bissell. Infinite Jest: A Novel Back Bay Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wallace, David Foster,, and Tom Bissell. Infinite Jest: A Novel Back Bay 20th anniversary paperback edition., Back Bay Books, 2016.
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