Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by American writer David Foster Wallace. Categorized as an encyclopedic novel, Infinite Jest is featured in Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005.
| Author | David Foster Wallace |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | February 1, 1996 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover · paperback) |
| Pages | 1,079 |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-92004-9 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3573.A425635 |
The novel has an unconventional narrative structure and includes hundreds of extensive endnotes, some with footnotes of their own.
A literary fiction bestseller after having sold 44,000 hardcover copies in its first year of publication, the novel has since sold more than a million copies worldwide.
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