About William Gaddis
William Thomas Gaddis Jr. was an American novelist.
The first and longest of his five novels, The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005
and two others, J R and A Frolic of His Own, won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.
A collection of his essays was published posthumously as The Rush for Second Place (2002). The Letters of William Gaddis was published by Dalkey Archive Press in February 2013.
Known for:
The Recognitions|A Frolic of His Own|J R
Notable works:
The Recognitions
Awards:
Guggenheim Fellowship|MacArthur Fellows Program|National Book Award for Fiction
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