I received an email earlier today from a reader who had excitedly received their unabridged audio book of infinite jest only to discover that in. More information about this seller contact this seller 12. This deluxe paperback editionfeaturing flaps, new cover art, and a new foreword by tom bissellcelebrates the 20th anniversary of the original publication of infinite jest. As the novel unfolds, various individuals, organizations, and governments vie to obtain the master copy of infinite jest for their own ends, and the denizens of the tennis school and the halfway house are caught up in increasingly desperate efforts to control the movie as is a cast including burglars, transvestite muggers, scam artists. I love audio books since i dont have time to sit and read a book. Infinite jest is a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. Why insufferable people love infinite jest paste paste magazine.
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When you buy the audio edition of ij, you get the novel sans footnotes. Infinite jest david foster wallace first edition 1st printing galleys signed. Cdroms were becoming a popular way to distribute software and preinternet computerized encyclopedias and atlases when infinite jest was written, and even then it was predicted that dvdroms or some other videodata disk would eventually supplant them. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, infinite jest bends every rule of fiction, features a huge cast and multilevel narrative, and questions essential elements of american culture our entertainments, our addictions, our relationships, our. Ive read it twice, and the characters already have their own voices for me. Infinite jest ebook by david foster wallace rakuten kobo. This is absolutely my favorite book and im sorely tempted to open it, even though i know that will hurt the collectibility of it. Infinite jest by david foster wallace free download. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, first edition, signed. A novel by wallace, david foster and a great selection of. Part i with a foreword by dave eggers audible audio edition. Sep 11, 2017 did you miss matt goldman at the poisoned pen yesterday, on book tour for gone to dust. We have an extensive range of audio books to choose from. My copy of the book is sawn in three, abused, with smudges of food across its pages, from when i couldnt stop.
Infinite jest by david foster wallace, first edition. Infinite summer blog archive how to read infinite jest. Feb 15, 2016 today, i turned the last page of infinite jest, around a week late for my deadline. 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.
A novel by wallace, david foster and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. However, we have a handful that increased in value so quickly we must move them to our collectors corner. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, signed abebooks. Listen to infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace, narrated by sean pratt. Sign in to your member area at for safe and secure shopping with us. Audiobooks are a great alternative for those of us who spend the workday with our eyes glued to a computer screen. Somewhere in the notsodistant future the residents of ennet house, a boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the nearby enfield tennis academy are ensnared in the search for the master copy of infinite jest, a movie said to be so dangerously entertaining its viewers become entranced and expire in a state of catatonic. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, infinite jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, first edition abebooks. 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.
Later, the audiobook publishing company hired the narrator back to just read the footnotes, which you need to buy as a separate title. In a sprawling, wild, superhyped magnum opus, david foster wallace fulfills the promise of his precocious novel the broom of the system. A book that has shaped popular culture despite or because of its length which demands a bit of much rewarding work from the reader. But if you are seeking something other, then this book will not disappoint. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book infinite jest. In the real world, best known in the name of the nonmusic version of compact discs cdrom. This performance by sean pratt is really humorous, sad and entertaining. Part i with a foreword by dave eggers to be better than the print version. Signatures instantly turn ordinary books into collectibles, and offer a new way to connect to favorite authors.
Infinite jest is simultaneously david foster wallaces magnum opus of his genius and his last kissoff before his suicide at age fortysix. Infinite jest is more or less evenly split between the story of the incandenza family, dysfunctional proprietors of a tennis academy, and that of the residents of a halfway house for addicts. Its a big very big, bold, complex book that divided critics yet nevertheless landed with a thud on that list of novels everyone intends to read. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, signed abebooks passion for books. A short story collection by the cult writer of infinite jest first and fine.
I bought the audiobook but i also bought the kindle version to help with the. Unusually tight, square, strong copy of this large, often structurally frail book. Absolutely, for the novice to this type of literary fiction, i cannot tell you how many times i have started and given up on the actual book. Once, he lifted the book to his lips, and kissed it. First edition of wallaces epic postmodern satirejubilantly anecdotal, winkingly sardonic new york timesboldly signed on the title page by him, in scarce firstissue dust jacket. Booktopia buy signed copies books online from australias leading online bookstore. Unquestionably, infinite jest required great ambition and focus to write, and requires a bit of ambition and focus to read as well. You can still order a signed copy through the web store.
A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in. However, a major ingredient of the infinite jest experience is that you dont know anything about what is going on in advance vide. Some early listeners have been disappointed that the novels endnotes are currently available only in text form, to be read. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness. Multiple copies of audiobooks in latest i apple community. You can peruse their how to read infinite jest post here. But i dont want to jog with a cd player i want to use my mp3 player. I love infinite jest, but im not sure if i want to listen to it.
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. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio. Infinite jest is a 1996 novel written by david foster wallace. Thick octavo, original blue paper boards, original dust jacket. Protagonist in david foster wallaces infinite jest. Or rather, my parents found a neat copy of infinite jest.
From our bookshop in oxfordshire, weve been supplying signed editions of great books to customers all over the world for many years. The way the footnotes were handled in infinite jest was that they werent. Under the bleak and chilly surface, infinite jest is a. 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. Infinite jest by foster wallace, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
One of the most unpleasant people i ever knew adored infinite jestjust loved it. Read infinite jest by david foster wallace available from rakuten kobo. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway. A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything the new york times somewhere in the notsodistant future the residents of ennet house, a boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the nearby enfield tennis academy are ensnared in the search for the master copy of infinite jest, a movie said to be so dangerously entertaining its viewers become entranced and. We felt that it was important to make infinite jest accessible in the audio format as soon as we were able, and are gratified to find that there is an audience that has been waiting for just this occasion. They used to own a bookstore, and my dad was looking around through a closet filled with galleys and uncovered this along with a copy of the rum diaries. The footnotes were not incorporated into the main text at all.
Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book. How can i copy an audio book cd to mp3 so i can listen with. Almost all our signed copies are sold at publishers regular retail price. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, first edition, signed abebooks. Time magazine included infinite jest in its time 100 best englishlanguage novels. Today, i turned the last page of infinite jest, around a week late for my deadline. Would you consider the audio edition of infinite jest. Infinite jest, us signed first edition, first printing.
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. Infinite jest first edition signed david foster wallace. May 02, 2007 i love audio books since i dont have time to sit and read a book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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