Infinite Jest (1996)
By David Foster Wallace
A Ten Commandments-size cast populates this rule-breaking modern classic, infamous for sprawling prose, endless footnotes,<sup>1</sup> and a madcap depiction of the future.<sup>2</sup> Confounding and delightful in equal measure, Jest takes place in the 'burbs of Boston,<sup>3</sup> between a halfway house and a nearby tennis academy. Wallace had one of his central characters take his own life, and in a tragic true-life twist, Wallace did the same, leaving behind a magnum opus that will be argued and digested for infinity. Serve up a tennis-ball-yellow cocktail that mimics the zest and bounce of one fallen literary legend.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves 1
Ingredients
2
1
1
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Preparation
Minding that tennis elbow, shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Head back to the court, sport, and never give up on your game.