Infinite Jest
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| Author | David Foster Wallace |
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| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication date | February 1, 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover · paperback) |
| Pages | 1,079 |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-92004-9 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 20 |
| LC Class | PS3573.A425635 |
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by American writer David Foster Wallace. Often considered Wallace’s magnum opus, the book has been categorized as an encyclopedic novel due to its unconventional narrative structure and 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, Infinite Jest has since sold more than a million copies worldwide. Since its initial publication it has been published with forewords by Dave Eggers, Tom Bissell, and Michelle Zauner for its 10th, 20th, and 30th anniversaries, respectively.