david-foster-wallace

A growing set of interactive visualisations from Christian Swineheart that map the internal structure of Infinite Jest—its scrambled chronology, endnote architecture, character networks, etc.

David Foster Wallace’s novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards the attention it demands.

With the 30 year anniversary of Infinite Jest approaching, it’s time to look back on Wallace’s 1996 magnum opus and uncover what it can teach us about life in America, now.