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''A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything'' New York Times

''Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight'' James Wood, Guardian


''He induces the kind of laughter which, when read in bed with a sleeping partner, wakes said sleeping partner up . . . He''s damn good'' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian


''One of the best books about addiction and recovery to appear in recent memory''
Sunday Times

Somewhere in the not-so-distant 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 bliss . . .



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A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything * NEW YORK TIMES *
Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight * James Woods, GUARDIAN *
He induces the kind of laughter which, when read in bed with a sleeping partner, wakes said sleeping partner up . . . He's damn good * Nicholas Lezard, GUARDIAN *
One of the best books about addiction and recovery to appear in recent memory. * SUNDAY TIMES *

Infinite Jest

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    A Paperback / softback by David Foster Wallace


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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 05/06/1997
      ISBN13: 9780349121086, 978-0349121086
      ISBN10: 0349121087

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything'' New York Times

      ''Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight'' James Wood, Guardian


      ''He induces the kind of laughter which, when read in bed with a sleeping partner, wakes said sleeping partner up . . . He''s damn good'' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian


      ''One of the best books about addiction and recovery to appear in recent memory''
      Sunday Times

      Somewhere in the not-so-distant 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 bliss . . .



      Trade Review
      A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything * NEW YORK TIMES *
      Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight * James Woods, GUARDIAN *
      He induces the kind of laughter which, when read in bed with a sleeping partner, wakes said sleeping partner up . . . He's damn good * Nicholas Lezard, GUARDIAN *
      One of the best books about addiction and recovery to appear in recent memory. * SUNDAY TIMES *

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