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Infinite Jest
About this book
A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America. Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jestexplores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jestbends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human--and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do.
Book Details
| ISBN13 | 9780316921176 |
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| ISBN10 | 0316921173 |
| Series/Work | OL2943602W View on OpenLibrary |
| Publisher | Back Bay Books |
| Language | EN-US |
| Created At | January 30, 2025 |
| Updated At | January 30, 2025 |
| Last OL update | January 18, 2025 |