My library already has the stand on preorder for the audio download, and im first on the hold list so hurray. I received an email earlier today from a reader who had excitedly received their unabridged audio book of infinite jest only to discover that in. Infinite jest by david foster wallace nook book ebook barnes. Definitely worth it to anyone considering audio version. Infinite jest kindle edition by wallace, david foster. Infinite jest by david foster wallace turns 20 today, and im still confused by it all these years later. But, in a move that might give some fans a case of the howling fantods, hachette decided. Absolutely, for the novice to this type of literary fiction, i cannot tell you how. I plan on reading through infinite jest over my break from classes over the summer and. Infinite jest by david foster wallace audiobook 27 melisa zupan uploaded a video 1 year ago.
Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest. What its like to record the audiobook version of infinite. Listen to the full audiobook infinite jest by david foster wallace for free. This performance by sean pratt is really humorous, sad and entertaining.
David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook, minus endnotes audio by andres jauregui on march 27, hachette audio released david foster wallaces magnum opus infinite jest most of it, at least as a 56hourlong audiobook. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading infinite jest. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Trying to listen to the book in its audio book version from audible. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are a total of 388. When you buy the audio edition of ij, you get the novel sans footnotes. Part of what makes this publication hard are generous undefined phrases deliberately. Audiobook hd audio david foster wallace infinite jest 17. Written by david foster wallace, narrated by sean pratt. Later, the audiobook publishing company hired the narrator. Infinite jest is a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. Listen to infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook, minus. Infinite jest by david foster wallace audiobook 17.
Infinite jest is proving to be confusing, but the confusion is not to the degree that. I bought the audiobook but i also bought the kindle version to help with the notes. Partly since it makes the book more accessible and partly because it lets you enjoy the flow of wallaces prose. These are the endnotes to david foster wallaces infinite jest, a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. Find books like infinite jest from the worlds largest community of readers. Infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace try our site with free audio books.
Otherwise, what i recommend is when you finish the book, go and read aaron swartzs explanation of the text and itll help enormously. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest. The novel infinite jest is the story of this addictive entertainment, and in. Part ii thats 28 hrs and 54 mins, and then finally the third being infinite jest. We felt that it was important to make infinite jest accessible in the audio format as soon as we were able, and are gratified to find that there is an audience that has been waiting for just this occasion. Is there no ending to infinite book because there couldnt be. Ive seldom been more engrossed in a novel, and more willing to put in the time of. Just over twenty years ago, david foster wallace published his bestknown and most frustrating novel, infinite jest. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book. Part i with a foreword by dave eggers to be better than the print version.
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