Infinite jest by david foster wallace by ted gioia the new canon a failed entertainment. Max when david foster wallace published his 1,079page novel, infinite jest, in 1996, its sprawling scale and heady mix of social satire and narrative experiment excited critics on the lookout for big works of fiction that could capture the hectic, omnidirectional feel of endofthecentury culture. 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. In our next audio book club, we really will get to david foster wallaces massive novel infinite jest. Buy infinite jest 01 by foster wallace, david isbn. Ark audio book club, bonus infinite jest, by david foster wallace. David foster wallace february 21, 1962 september 12, 2008 was an american novelist, short story writer, essayist, and professor of english and creative writing. If you re studying this novel, reading it for your book club.
Salingers the catcher in the rye, click the arrow on the player below. In 2006, little brown published a 10th anniversary edition of david foster wallaces infinite jest that featured a foreword by dave eggers. The work of david foster wallace continues to inspire. Join us in january for a conversation about bob dylans the lyrics 19612012. A readers guide was the first book to be published on the novel and is a key reference for those who wish to explore further.
Infinite jest by david foster wallace overdrive rakuten. He received bachelor of arts degrees in philosophy and english. Wallace is vooral bekend geworden door zijn niet in het nederlands vertaalde roman infinite jest, een parodische toekomstroman over amerika, waarin hij. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel infinite jest, which time.
Infinite jest might be the most polarizing novel ive ever read. David foster wallace interview chris lydons radio show, three weeks after the publication of infinite jest, christopher lydon interviews david foster wallace on february 21, 1996. David foster wallaces magnum opus is definitely one of the most polarizing. There is stuff that happens in the opening pages that explains events at the end of the book. Goodreads members who liked infinite jest also liked. To listen to the slate audio book club discussion of don delillos white noise, click the arrow on the. Each month, the slate audio book club podcast hosts a discussion of a different book. Infinite jest by david foster wallace booksamillion. Feb 01, 1996 infinite jest is a movie so entertaining and addictive, anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything else. Katy waldman is joined by slate s gabriel roth and jacob brogan to michael chabons new novel moonglow. Fresh air remembers him with an interview first aired in 1997, the. Katie roiphe, troy patterson, and james surowiecki discuss david foster wallaces infinite jest. You start the book having no clue when it is happening and who the various characters are.
Slate audio book club selections slate s book discussion podcast. May 19, 20 david foster wallace infinite jest abc the book club. Feb 26, 2016 reading infinite jest 20 years on books podcast twenty years after david foster wallaces magnum opus was first published it continues to delight and astonish. The work of david foster wallace continues to inspire poets. Browse audiobooks written by david foster wallace sorted. 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. Listen to slates audio book club instantly on your tablet, phone or browser no downloads needed. Why infinite jest will kill your book club youtube. Join slates critics for monthly discussions of new and important books. It features a biography of the author, a fulllength analysis of the novel, and a great deal more. His nonfiction includes the essay collections consider the lobster. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are a total of 388.
Infinite jest, by david foster wallace rabbit, run, by john updike the great. Video calling may be a relatively new thing, but as kottke points out, david foster wallace explored it in his epic novel infinite jest back in 1996. In short, if finnegans wake was a rancid fart that was proudly left to rip, infinite jest is a weak one, lacking sound and odor. David foster wallaces magnum opus is definitely one of the most polarizing popular novels in recent memory. These are all the books that have been discussed on the podcast as of january 2017. David foster wallace was born in ithaca, new york, in 1962 and raised in illinois, where he was a regionally ranked junior tennis player. Join critics troy patterson, katie roiphe, and james surowiecki as they discuss david foster wallaces infinite jest. 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.
It is an exuberant, uniquely american exploration of the passions that make us human and one of those rare books. In this weeks audio book club, yale historian david blight talks about the significance of the hit novel the killer angels with emily bazelon and david plotz. Today, i turned the last page of infinite jest, around a week late for my deadline. To listen to the audio book club discuss emma donoghues room, click the arrow on the player below. The dazzling, exhilarating san francisco chronicle debut novel from the bestselling author of infinite jest, available for the first time as an audiobook. It is designed as a resource for potential readers who fear infinite jest is plotless.
Part i with a foreword by dave eggers audiobook by david foster wallace. Twentyfour hours watching the berlin theatrical adaptation of david foster. Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the united states. David foster wallace infinite jest abc the book club. Slate also gave wallaces work airtime this week, publishing an audio book club discussion of the authors second novel infinite jest as one of its daily podcasts. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Infinite jest infinite jest is the name of a movie said to be so entertaining that anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything else. Eggerss introduction observed that infinite jest was 1,067 pages long and there is not one lazy sentence. The book is drumtight and relentlessly smart and, though it does not wear its heart on its. In the podcast they generally give a synopsis of the book before discussing it, but they recommend reading or listening to the book before listening to the podcast. Watch forand listen toour discussion of infinite jest in march. When i was asking my friends on what i should read next, they suggested infinite jest by david foster wallace. Mar 20, 2009 join critics troy patterson, katie roiphe, and james surowiecki as they discuss david foster wallaces infinite jest.
To listen to the audio book club discussion of the submission, click the arrow on the player below. May 09, 2018 listen to audio book club episodes free, on demand. Feb 04, 2016 if one of your reading resolutions is to finally finish infinite jest, david foster wallaces mammoth novel, im here to help. The audio book club on the killer angels slate magazine. By troy patterson, katie roiphe, and james surowiecki thousands of socially networked bibliophiles have pledged to tackle david foster. Eight great very long books you finally have time to read. If youd like to get an early start on the next book club selection, weve chosen david foster wallaces massive novel infinite jest. Narrative as performance in david foster wallaces infinite jest. The audio book club on david foster wallaces infinite jest. Not a great segment, but posted here for dfwmedia completists. Reading infinite jest 20 years on books podcast twenty years after david foster wallaces magnum opus was first published it continues to delight and astonish. It is known, and sometimes criticized, for adopting contrarian views, giving rise to the term slate pitches. Reading infinite jest 20 years on books podcast books. It does not include the inauguration novella all along, this was supposed to happen by curtis sittenfeld or the raymond carver stories.
Sep 15, 2008 infinite jest author david foster wallace the novelist and essayist was found dead in his home sept. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio. The prediction comes from david foster wallaces 1996 epic infinite jest, which imagines a future in which information glut and corporatization have ravaged human consciousness. David foster wallace audio books, best sellers, author. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. 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. Search results for infinite jest sorted by relevance. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Watch forand listen toour audio book club about infinite. Reading infinite jest 20 years on books podcast the guardian.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Read the book club selections and then listen in as our critics hold lively and sometimes heated debates about the works. David foster wallace 19622008 was the new york times bestselling author of infinite jest, the broom of the system, and girl with curious hair. Slates audio book club slate magazinepanoply all you. Slate audio bookclub on infinite jest warning many plot spoilers. While i cant read the book not even the end notes for you, i. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book.
Book club genres all book club genres sorting by best selling this month book lists. Infinite jest 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. Infinite jest iv, zero gravity tea ceremony, the medusa v. I remembered seeing this author in interviews and wanting to dive in this book. Watch forand listen toour audio book club about infinite jest in. Infinite jest, by david foster wallace rabbit, run, by john updike the. In an instant of sudden clarity i realized he was right, that they were basically the same book. 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.
Jun 29, 2009 thousands of socially networked bibliophiles have pledged to tackle david foster wallaces infinite jest over three months this summer, endnotes and all, as part of the infinite summerchallenge. Incandenza filmography interpretations and other infinite jest inspired works online. David foster wallace was wrong about video calling the verge. Max revisits david foster wallaces infinite jest twenty years after its publication. The new david foster wallace biopic centers around the writers most iconic novel, infinite jest, as the story is adapted from writer david lipskys interviews with wallace at the end of his. Infinite jest isnt for everyone, and i dont mean that in a condescending or patronizing way. My copy of the book is sawn in three, abused, with smudges of food across its pages, from when i couldnt stop. Mar 18, 2020 eight great very long books you finally have time to read if youre under coronavirus selfquarantine or just embracing social distancing.
Book club genres all book club genres sorting by relevance book lists. This is my experience with the book and things i think could help you either finish the book or allowing yourself to just not start it. To listen to the slate audio book club discussion of j. Twenty years after david foster wallaces magnum opus was first published it continues to delight and astonish. Join slate s critics for monthly discussions of new and important books. To listen to the audio book club discussion of a visit from the goon squad, click the arrow on the. 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. When the book was first published in 1996, the audio version wasnt available and to be honest, i was having too much fun in the 90s to be reading. The book was taking place in a society literally named for masturbation, and its entire structure. Find books like infinite jest from the worlds largest community of readers. David foster wallaces first novel, the broom of the system, earned. I was talking to my roommate about infinite jest, and he asked me how it compared to illuminatus. Infinite jest is a 1996 novel by american writer david foster wallace. 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.
Heres how i finally read infinite jest and how you can, too. Portrayals of masculinities in david foster wallaces infinite jest and chuck palahniuks fight club. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel infinite jest, which was cited by time magazine as one of the 100 best englishlanguage novels from 1923 t. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, infinite jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. The slate audio book club is brought to you by audible, with an unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, and more.
To listen to the slate audio book club discussion of mary karrs lit, click the arrow on the player below. May 09, 2018 join slates critics for monthly discussions of new and important books. Individuals, organizations and governments vie to obtain the master copy, and recovering addicts get caught up in increasingly desperate attempts to control it. David foster wallace project gutenberg selfpublishing. David foster wallace infinite jest abc book club youtube. Infinite jest has become an exemplar for difficulty in contemporary fictionits 1,079 pages full of verbal invention, oblique narration, and a scattered, nonlinear, chronology. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. David foster wallace infinite jest 1996 year of glad audiobook excerpt. So did i, for the first two or three pages, until i saw the author didnt give a damn. Troy patterson, katie roiphe, and james surowiecki. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. He received bachelor of arts degrees in philosophy and english from amherst college and wrote what would become his first novel, the broom of the system, as his senior english thesis.