William Gaddis Books
The Recognitions
A novel of forgery, emotional and spiritual, as well as actual, with background ranging from New York and New England to a monastery outside Madrid.
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Carpenter's Gothic
This story of raging comedy and despair centers on the tempestuous marriage of an heiress and a Vietnam veteran. From their "carpenter gothic" rented house, Paul sets himself up as a media consulta...
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The Rush for Second Place
An essential collection of nonfiction essays by the National Book Award winning author of J R and A Frolic of His OwnWilliam Gaddis published only four novels during his lifetime, but with those wo...
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Agape Agape
William Gaddis published four novels during his lifetime, immense and complex books that helped inaugurate a new movement in American letters. Now comes his final work of fiction, a subtle, concent...
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