Infinite Jest - A Novel. Winner of the Hieronymusring 2009, With a Foreword by Dave Eggers
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| Verlag | Little |
| Auflage | 1997 |
| Seiten | 1104 |
| Format | 13,2 x 19,7 x 5,7 cm |
| Gewicht | 790 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 0349121087 |
| EAN | 9780349121086 |
| Bestell-Nr | 34912108EA |
'Ambitious, accomplished, deeply humorous, brilliant and witty and moving. A literary sensation' Independent
With a foreword by Dave Eggers
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'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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A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything NEW YORK TIMES