The person in red would be poor tony krause, the drag queen. Feb 15, 2016 at more than 1,000 pages with copious footnotes infinite jest is a famously difficult read. Individuals, organizations and governments vie to obtain the master copy, and recovering addicts get caught up in increasingly desperate attempts to control it. Poor tony krause, a crossdressing junkie and thief who steals a womans exterior heart and kills her, and later robs enfield residents. It is the genx ulysses that even those like me, who consider themselves dfw superfans, are. List book on goodreads as current read, along with team of rivals and war and peace. The audiobook for infinite jest was released in 2012. If youve never read it, starting infinite jest can be a little intimidating.
Steven asin infinite jest is the perfect book for the kindle paperwhite. Infinite jest is a 1996 novel by american writer david foster wallace. Infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace, read by. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are 388 endnotes. Yrstrly and poor tony come back as does everything in this book. Infinite jests characters are authors of this realm of the novel. The lengthy and complex work takes place in a semiparodic future version of north america. Buy hardcover copy of infinite jest at brickandmortar bookstore. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. David foster wallace 19622008 was the new york times bestselling author of infinite jest, the broom of the system, and girl with curious hair. They are not boring bibliographic details, but rather an integral part of the text. Was the allegedly fatally entertaining and scopophiliac thing jim alleges he made out of her.
Poor tony krauses nightmarish drug detox in a public. 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. His calculating father, manfred, fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to. Apr 12, 2012 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. I never expected, however, to find one in tony krauses heroin withdrawal as i.
For those who have actually read infinite jest, youll probably get more out of my very spoilerheavy summary of what happens just after the end of the. Its not a stretch or very original to call infinite jest the defining work of the 1990s. After almost taking dranolaced heroin, he goes through a horrifying detox. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. David foster wallace was born in ithaca, new york, in 1962 and raised in illinois, where he was a regionally ranked junior tennis player. So im almost always constantly listening to books and im trying to find more and more time to do that and what ive been doing the past couple of years is ill put on some mindless game in the background where i dont have to pay attention to any story or anything like that and just immerse myself in the book. 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. To anyone who doesnt enjoy an abundance of written words in their life, i gotta recommend the audiobook. I am somewhat tempted to immediately start again, since the end is the beginning and you really cant pick it all up in a single read, but if anyone has a good followup or comedown read suggestion id be. Last month, online magazine slate, in their monthly audio book club, profiled. Accept accolades for being superior to rest of tvwatching generation.
David foster wallaces second novel is s et in an absurd but agonizingly believable nearfuture, and. Download audiobooks narrated by tony jay to your device. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness. Part of the point is to tear us away from our comfortable perspectives and make us shove our feet into uncomfortable shoes poor tony s heels, walk a few miles, and then think about what just happened. Infinite summer blog archive how to read infinite jest. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio. In fact, its take on the very nature of entertainment itself perhaps foresaw the age of vanity and social media, as seen through the prisms of tinder, facebook, twitter and instagram. Infinite jest 1996 is a novel written by david foster wallace. Feb 01, 1996 infinite jest is a movie so entertaining and addictive, anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything else. Infinite jest by david foster wallace overdrive rakuten.
Infinite jest, david foster wallace, back bay books, 1996. Sooner or later i had to see what the fuss was about. I guess this is a first for me and ill get straight to the point. I just finished infinite jest, and i have questions. Jan 17, 2016 stephen burns revised david foster wallaces infinite jest. On the day of his wedding, conrad, heir to the house of otranto, is killed under mysterious circumstances. In fact, its take on the very nature of entertainment itself perhaps foresaw. Our website also provides download infinite jest pdf in many format, so dont worry if readers want to download infinite jest pdf online that cant be open through their device. Everything ive ever let go of has claw marks on it 606. Infinite jest is both sad, depressed and funny and even 25 years after it was published in 1994 remains relevant to the modern age. Wallaces particular conceit in infinite jest is that the events described are taking place in the indeterminate future, possibly. A readers guide provides a good overview of the novel and includes a chronology, as well as sections on the novels critical reception and key plot points. It has been categorized as an encyclopedic novel and made time magazines list of the 100 best. Infinite jest is a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america.
Infinite jest infinite jest audiobook, by david foster wallace. Linfinito libromondo di david foster wallace il pickwick. During the scene in which don gately receives his gunshot, two men. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, infinite jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value.
Oct 15, 2014 its not a stretch or very original to call infinite jest the defining work of the 1990s. A multilayered postmodern saga of damnation and salvation. 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 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. The foundation for the the wikipedia infinite jest characters section and infinite jest character profiles author unknown. And the bouncing backandforth is a feature, not a bug.
These are the endnotes to david foster wallaces infinite jest, a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. Infinite jest explores the idea that all humans are addicts and examines how the chosen drugs particularly entertainment of late 20th century americans eat them alive. Beyond the ease with which one can lookup footnotes, consider the following. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is. Like your infinite jest respectables who quietly retreated as far as. 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. 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 what entertainment is and why it has come to dominate our lives, about how our desire for entertainment affects. Touch paper and feel connected to hundreds of years of printed language. I am somewhat tempted to immediately start again, since the end is the beginning and you really cant pick it all up in a single read, but if anyone has a good followup or comedown read suggestion id be glad to hear. He received bachelor of arts degrees in philosophy and english. With regard to the basic 14 plot line, the setting for the majority of the action is enfield, a fictional suburbia town outside of boston. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are a total of 388 endnotes, some with footnotes of their own. Two years ago, i decided to listen to david foster wallaces infinite jest, a. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america.
Be painfully aware of how much easier it becomes to be in their minds later on. This short story got included in the anthology brief interviews with hideous men, and when the audio book was made, he recorded this specific story himself dont think he recorded all of them. The infinite atlas project is an independent research and art project seeking to identify, place and describe every possible location in david foster wallaces infinite jest. I finished the book early one morning, before the kids were awake. Sep 10, 2016 its been a bit of a journey on this one. The 46yearold recipient of the jarvik ix exterior artificial heart was actively window shopping in cambridge, massachusetts fashionable harvard square when a transvestite purse snatcher, a drug addict with a criminal record all too well known to public officials, bizarrely outfitted in a strapless cocktail dress, spike heels, tattered feather boa, and auburn wig, brutally tore the. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. It has been categorized as an encyclopedic novel and made time magazines list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels published between 1923 and 2005.
Later in the novel he steals the purses of kate and ruth. Infinite jest by david foster wallace in epub, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and. It and the stand by stephen king are just so dang enjoyable on audiobook. Listen to infinite possibilities by lisa renee jones at. Poor tony krause is a character from the novel infinite jest by david foster wallace. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in. Its a little harder to jump back and forth when you miss something in an audio book, so i was hoping someone could help me out here with the role of some of the characters. The good news is that it is not a thousandpage paragraph or even a thousandpage story. Every time i drive down melrose near paramount now, i think of poor tony krause. A couple of characters from david foster wallaces novel infinite jest.
David foster wallaceweek 5 infinite jest 1996 i just read. At more than 1,000 pages with copious footnotes infinite jest is a famously difficult read. The following was drafted by matt bucher maintainer of the wallacel listserv and author of this post, and augmented by input from nick maniatis administrator of the howling fantods, a site devoted to. We move, briefly, to a very disturbing passage about poor tony krause.
Part of the point is to tear us away from our comfortable perspectives and make us shove our feet into uncomfortable shoes poor tonys heels, walk a few miles, and then think about what just happened. Also, as a teacher, i look for works that sound related to things we study in class. Infinite jest quotes by david foster wallacepage 6 of 28. Heres how i finally read infinite jest and how you can, too. At the top of a hill is the enfield tennis academy, and at the base of the hill is the ennet hou. A utilities page for david foster wallaces novel infinite jest. May 04, 2017 fiasko, ostatnie dzielo lema w formie powiesci, miejscami gorzkiej i pesymistycznej, podsumowuje najistotniejsze watki jego pisarstwa. Fiasko, ostatnie dzielo lema w formie powiesci, miejscami gorzkiej i pesymistycznej, podsumowuje najistotniejsze watki jego pisarstwa. 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.
Infinite jest, a friend of wallaces commented to me when i was researching every love story is a ghost story, the biography of wallace that i wrote, reads like a valentine to a. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book. Mar 20, 2009 the slate audio book club on infinite jest. Aug 14, 2012 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. Thinking about giving it a shot but dont want to waste the money if its just as hard to follow as read.