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b'Released in 1996, David Foster Wallace\\u2019s novel Infinite Jest was critically lauded on release and became a New York Times bestseller. But since the author\\u2019s suicide in 2008, the book and Wallace himself has undergone a change in reputation. While the book still has its staunch defenders, with many considering it a\\nmasterpiece, it has also become shorthand for a sort of \\u2018literary chauvinism\\u2019 - seen to be adored by a certain type of male reader who insists on imposing their opinion on all, especially via social media.\\n\\nWhat made this book so notable in the first place? Why does it possess a reputation for being both prophetic and difficult? And why is it now maligned in some quarters as a totem for toxic masculinity and how can the legacy and reputation of an author be maintained after death? With Jonathan McAloon, Elsa Court and Matt Greene.\\n\\nPresenter: Hayley Campbell\\nProducer: Dale Shaw'