Eric Fornell is the vice chairman of investment banking and capital markets at Wells Fargo Securities. An avid reader and fan of David Foster Wallace, Eric Fornell has read Wallace’s essays as well as his most famous work, the 1996 novel Infinite Jest.
Infinite Jest is a semi-parodic novel set in a futuristic version of North America, specifically during the year that Wallace named YDAU, or Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment. In this futuristic world, the United States has been federated with Canada and Mexico to become the Organization of North American Nations. The name of the year is attributed to the calendar having been sold to the highest corporate bidder. Themes and topics covered in the novel include tennis, substance addiction and recovery, child abuse, popular entertainment, and film theory.
Infinite Jest has been widely acclaimed since its publication in 1996. It was included in TIME Magazine’s 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 list, and received rave reviews in numerous publications including Atlantic Monthly, The Boston Phoenix, and the Boston Book Review. A 20th-anniversary edition of the novel was released in February 2016.
Infinite Jest is a semi-parodic novel set in a futuristic version of North America, specifically during the year that Wallace named YDAU, or Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment. In this futuristic world, the United States has been federated with Canada and Mexico to become the Organization of North American Nations. The name of the year is attributed to the calendar having been sold to the highest corporate bidder. Themes and topics covered in the novel include tennis, substance addiction and recovery, child abuse, popular entertainment, and film theory.
Infinite Jest has been widely acclaimed since its publication in 1996. It was included in TIME Magazine’s 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 list, and received rave reviews in numerous publications including Atlantic Monthly, The Boston Phoenix, and the Boston Book Review. A 20th-anniversary edition of the novel was released in February 2016.