William Gaddis (1922–1998)
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William Gaddis was born on December 29, 1922, in Manhattan, New York City. He was an American novelist. In Recognition of William Gaddis (1984) is a collection of essays supporting the view that Gaddis is the Herman Melville of the twentieth century. The comparison may prove justified, not only visa mer because of artistic similarities, but also because both writers suffered from years of neglect before achieving fame. Gaddis' novel The Recognitions (1955) baffled and angered most of its initial reviewers, but it has slowly, steadily attracted a growing number of appreciative readers willing to work through its more than 900 demanding pages. Its length and encyclopedic complexity caused some critics mistakenly to hail it as the American Ulysses, but Gaddis disclaimed much knowledge of James Joyce. It was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005. As if to make amends for the neglect of The Recognitions, most reviewers greeted Gaddis' second novel, JR (1975), with respectful attention. Although not a popular success, it won the National Book Award. Gaddis won a second National Book Award in 1994 for his book, A Frolic of His Own. Gaddis died at home in East Hampton, New York, of prostate cancer on December 16, 1998. visa färre
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Innovations: An Anthology of Modern & Contemporary Fiction (American Literature (Dalkey Archive)) (1998) — Bidragsgivare — 21 exemplar
World of Black Humor, an Introductory Anthology of Selections and Criticism (1967) — Bidragsgivare — 5 exemplar
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- Gaddis, William Thomas
- Födelsedag
- 1922-12-29
- Avled
- 1998-12-16
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- USA
- Födelseort
- New York, New York, USA
- Dödsort
- East Hampton, New York, USA
- Bostadsorter
- New York, New York, USA (birth)
- Utbildning
- Harvard University
- Yrken
- novelist
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- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1984)
- Priser och utmärkelser
- MacArthur Fellowship (1982)
Lannan Literary Award (Lifetime Achievement, 1993)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1963)
Grantee, Rockefeller Foundation
Grantee, National Endowment for the Arts (two)
State Author of New York/Edith Wharton Citation of Merit (1993-95)
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Gaddis i Le Salon Littéraire du Peuple pour le Peuple (juni 2012)
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I don't think it was as hard to read as i have heard. It's like a lot of more modern books if it was a film no one would complain about it being difficult. The difficulty of most modern fiction would even be commented on if it were in a film. People are a lot more sophisticated when it comes to decoding film.
It shines out in the wasteland that is american fiction. One has many more fingers than necessary to count the number of books written in america since this was published that deserve to be read more.… (mer)