Infinite Jest
American novelist, 1962–2008.
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by David Foster Wallace.
On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- David Foster Wallace
- First published
- 1996
- Length
- 1104 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Postmodern, Satire, Speculative
Is Infinite Jest worth reading?
2 of the 18 best-of lists it could have made include it: Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian) and All-Time 100 Novels.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 31 | See the list |
Best edition of Infinite Jest
The edition we link to is the Abacus paperback (1997), 1104 pages.
- Publisher
- Abacus (paperback, 1997)
- Pages
- 1104
- ISBN
- 9780349121086
How critics, prizes and readers rate Infinite Jest
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 18% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Infinite Jest
If you liked Infinite Jest, try Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Road or Never Let Me Go.
