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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 explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives. David foster wallace, audiobook narrated by sean pratt. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Feb 26, 2016 12 if you think infinite jest at 1,100odd pages is a long book, be advised that it started longer. The first edition of the novel was published in february 1st 1996, and was written by david foster wallace.
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