Naar aanleiding van de vertaling van David Foster Wallaces monumentale roman 'Infinite Jest'

Groene Meet-up: 30 jaar na Infinite Jest / Eindeloos vertier

Een generatiebepalend meesterwerk over de Amerikaanse malaise? Of het oeverloze getob van een zwaarmoedige man? Drie critici gaan in gesprek over Eindeloos vertier, de eerste Nederlandse vertaling van David Foster Wallaces monumentale roman ‘Infinite Jest’. Met Lodewijk Verduin, Nina Polak en Charlotte Remarque.

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