Infinite Jest

1996 novel by David Foster Wallace
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Infinite Jest

Summary

Infinite Jest is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,535 views/month, #75 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Infinite Jest authored David Foster Wallace[3].
  • Infinite Jest received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].
  • Infinite Jest's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Infinite Jest was published by Little, Brown and Company[6].
  • Infinite Jest's genre is hysterical realism[7].
  • Infinite Jest's genre is postmodern literature[8].
  • Infinite Jest's genre is science fiction[9].
  • Infinite Jest's Commons category is recorded as Infinite Jest[10].
  • Infinite Jest's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Infinite Jest's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Infinite Jest was released on +1996-02-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Infinite Jest's has edition or translation is recorded as Infinite Jest[14].
  • Infinite Jest's narrative location is recorded as Boston[15].
  • Infinite Jest's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Infinite Jest'}[16].
  • Infinite Jest's quotation or excerpt is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "That everyone is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else. That this isn't necessarily perverse."}[17].
  • Infinite Jest's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].
  • Infinite Jest's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 813.54[19].

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Authorship and Creation

Infinite Jest authored David Foster Wallace[3]. It was published by Little, Brown and Company[6].

Publication

Infinite Jest was published on +1996-02-01T00:00:00Z[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include hysterical realism[7], postmodern literature[8], and science fiction[9].

Reception

Infinite Jest received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

Infinite Jest ranks in the top 0.26% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,535 views/month, #75 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Infinite Jest receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . search.ebscohost.com. search.ebscohost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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