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

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One of the best books about addiction and recovery to appear in recent memory.

SUNDAY TIMES

'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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<p><b> 'Ambitious, accomplished, deeply humorous, brilliant and witty and moving. A literary sensation' <i>Independent</i></b><br /><br />With a foreword by Dave Eggers</p>
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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* 'Ambitious, accomplished, deeply humorous, brilliant and witty and moving. A literary sensation' INDEPENDENT * With a new foreword by Dave Eggers

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349121086
Publisert
1997-06-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Abacus
Vekt
740 gr
Høyde
195 mm
Bredde
131 mm
Dybde
50 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
1104

Biografisk notat

David Foster Wallace is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, the Lannan Award for Fiction, the Paris Review's Aga Kahn Prize and John Train Prize for Humour, and the O. Henry Award.