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Infinite Jest (1996) is a novel written by David Foster Wallace. The lengthy and complex work takes place in a semi-parodic future version of North America. The novel touches on the topics of tennis; substance addiction and recovery programs; depression; child abuse; family relationships; advertising and popular entertainment; film theory; and Quebec separatism. Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 list.[1] The novel derives its name in part from a line in Hamlet, in which Hamlet refers to the skull of Yorick, the court jester: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!" In addition to being the title given to the fictional film central to the story, reviewers have also considered the title a "sly wink at the book's massive girth."[1] Wallace's working title for Infinite Jest had been A

Infinite Jest U.S. First Edition, February 1, 1996 AuthorDavid Foster Wallace CountryUnited States LanguageEnglish Template:NowrapNovel PublisherLittle, Brown Released1996 Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback) Pages1079 ISBNISBN 0-316-92004-5 Infinite Jest (1996) is a novel written by David Foster Wallace. The lengthy and complex work takes place in a semi-parodic future version of North America. The novel touches on the topics of tennis; substance addiction and recovery programs; depression; child abuse; family relationships; advertising and popular entertainment; film theory;…

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