Infinite Jest

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

Author: David Foster Wallace

“Infinite Jest” is a movie so entertaining and addictive, anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything else. Individuals, organizations and governments vie to obtain the master copy, and recovering addicts get caught up in increasingly desperate attempts to control it…..Read More

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The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so… Continue Reading Posted in: Classic American Literature, Classic Literature & Fiction, David Foster, Fiction, Illinois, Wallace

Europe Central

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