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This is the newly created Wiki for [[David Foster Wallace]]'s ''Infinite Jest'', published in 1996 by Little Brown. Besides using the page-by-page annotation, you can also take a look at [[Vineland covers|''Vineland'' covers]], read the [[Reviews of Vineland|reviews]], or [[Vineland Obs|provide insights or observations]].
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This is the newly created Wiki for [[David Foster Wallace]]'s ''Infinite Jest'', published in 1996 by Little Brown. Besides using the page-by-page annotation, you can also read the [[Reviews of Infinite Jest|reviews]], or [[Infinite Jest Obs|provide insights or observations]].
  
 
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The page-by-page annotation section has been seriously kick-started with the incorporation of the [http://www.mindspring.com/~shadow88/ '''"Babies of Wackiness" &#150; A Reader's Guide to Thomas Pynchon's ''Vineland'''''], thanks to the site's proprietors, John Diebold and Michael Goodwin. Their site still has excellent and insightful summaries of each chapter, but we've incorporated the page-by-page commentary. This wiki is Virgin Territory. Be the first on your block to amaze the world with your perspicacity!
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==Page by Page Annotations==
 
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An alternate form of commentary on the text. The guiding principle of these annotations is to remain spoiler-free, so that readers can follow along without the fear that later parts of the book will be revealed. The proprietors of [http://www.mindspring.com/~shadow88/ '''Babies of Wackiness'''], John Diebold and Michael Goodwin, graciously allowed us to incorporate their Reader's Guide to ''Vineland'' as a starting point for this section.
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An alternate form of commentary on the text. The guiding principle of these annotations is to remain spoiler-free, so that readers can follow along without the fear that later parts of the book will be revealed..
 
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==Pynchon Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines==
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==Wallace Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines==
  
 
[[Help:Contents|'''Click here for help with editing and creating pages.''']]
 
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* When creating a new page, first check to make sure a page/article about what you want to write about hasn't already been created, by '''[[Special:Allpages|checking the list of all Wiki pages on the ''Vineland'' wiki]]'''. If a page already exists, please modify that one.
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* When creating a new page, first check to make sure a page/article about what you want to write about hasn't already been created, by '''[[Special:Allpages|checking the list of all Wiki pages on the ''Infinite Jest'' wiki]]'''. If a page already exists, please modify that one.
  
 
* To open a discussion on an individual listing of the Alpha Index or Page by Page Annotations, give it a name that identifies the alpha listing (eg <nowiki>[[Discussion Subject|'''DISCUSSION''']]</nowiki>) and notice that the visible name will be "'''DISCUSSION'''" in bold and full caps, so it stands out a bit.
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.hyperarts.com/thomas-pynchon/ ThomasPynchon.com]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest Wikipedia on ''Infinite Jest'']
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* [http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/?p=7460 "The Spores of Paranoia" - Jonathan Rosenbaum]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace Wikipedia on David Foster Wallace]
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* [http://www.mindspring.com/~shadow88/ Babies of Wackiness - A Reader's Guide to ''Vineland'']
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* [http://www.thehowlingfantods.com/dfw The Howling Fantods - Nick Maniatis' great DFW website]
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* [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/ The Modern Word Pynchon page]
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* [http://www.salon.com/09/features/wallace1.html Salon.com Interview, by Laura Miller, Mar 8, 1996]
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: [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_vineland.html The Modern Word: ''Vineland'']
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* [http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/5639 Charlie Rose Interview (Video), Mar 27, 1997]
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: [http://z11.invisionfree.com/thefictionalwoods/index.php The Fictional Woods] - a Pynchon forum
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* [http://www.believermag.com/issues/200311/?read=interview_wallace Dave Eggers' Interview for ''The Believer'', Nov 2008]
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* [http://pynchonoid.blogspot.com/ Pynchonoid Blog]
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* [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23638939/getting_to_know_david_foster_wallace "Getting to Know David Foster Wallace" - RollingStone.com - David Lipsky]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vineland Wikipedia: ''Vineland'']
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* [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23638511/the_lost_years__last_days_of_david_foster_wallace "The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace - RollingStone.com - David Lipsky, Oct 30, 2008]
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/books/15wallace.html?_r=1 ''New York Times'' Obituary, Sept 14, 2008]
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* [http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/09/hbc-90003557 Download PDFs of all DFW's articles for ''Harper's Magazine'']
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* [http://www.pynchonwiki.com Thomas Pynchon Wiki]
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==Featured Article==
 
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[[image:jonathan-rosenbaum.jpg|thumb|100px|caption|Jonathan Rosenbaum|left]]If you haven't read '''Jonathan Rosenbaum's''' excellent and insightful [http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/?p=7460 essay on ''Vineland''],"Pynchon's Prayer," originally published in 1990 in the [http://www.chicagoreader.com/ ''Chicago Reader''], now's your opportunity. It's available on [http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/?p=7460 his blog].
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[[image:DFW-RollingStone.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]If you haven't read '''David Lipsky's''' excellent and insightful [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23638511/the_lost_years__last_days_of_david_foster_wallace "The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace], which appeared in ''Rolling Stone'' in the Oct 2008 issue, now's your opportunity. It's ''very'' good.
  
 
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Order Infinite Jest

This is the newly created Wiki for David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, published in 1996 by Little Brown. Besides using the page-by-page annotation, you can also read the reviews, or provide insights or observations.

The new Infinite Jest wiki has arrived!
This wiki is Virgin Territory. Be the first on your block to amaze the world with your perspicacity!

How to Use this Wiki

The Spoiler-Free Annotations by Page allows the reader to look up and contribute allusions and references while reading the book, in a convenient and spoiler-free manner.

Apart from that, it's up to you.

Page by Page Annotations

An alternate form of commentary on the text. The guiding principle of these annotations is to remain spoiler-free, so that readers can follow along without the fear that later parts of the book will be revealed..



Wallace Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines

Click here for help with editing and creating pages.

We have a few conventions we ask that you follow:

  • To open a discussion on an individual listing of the Alpha Index or Page by Page Annotations, give it a name that identifies the alpha listing (eg [[Discussion Subject|'''DISCUSSION''']]) and notice that the visible name will be "DISCUSSION" in bold and full caps, so it stands out a bit.

External Links


Featured Article

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If you haven't read David Lipsky's excellent and insightful "The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace, which appeared in Rolling Stone in the Oct 2008 issue, now's your opportunity. It's very good.

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