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William Gaddis

William Gaddis
Gaddis in 1975
Gaddis in 1975
BornWilliam Thomas Gaddis, Jr.
(1922-12-29)December 29, 1922
New York City, US
DiedDecember 16, 1998(1998-12-16) (aged 75)
East Hampton, New York, US
EducationHarvard University
Period1955–1998
GenreNovel
Literary movementPostmodernism
Notable works
Notable awardsNational Book Award
Spouse
  • Patricia Black
  • Judith Thompson
Children2

William Thomas Gaddis Jr. (December 29, 1922 – December 16, 1998) was an American novelist.[1][2] The first and longest of his five novels, The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005[3] and two others, J R and A Frolic of His Own, won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.[4] 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.[5]

A MacArthur Fellow, Gaddis is widely considered one of the first and most important American postmodern writers.[6]

  1. ^ Alberts, Crystal (August 11, 2005). "William Gaddis, 1922–1998. American author". Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections. Archived from the original on September 12, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Gussow, Mel (December 17, 1998). "William Gaddis, 75, Innovative Author Of Complex, Demanding Novels, Is Dead". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "All Time 100 Novels". Time. October 16, 2005. Archived from the original on October 19, 2005.
  4. ^ National Book Foundation: Awards: "National Book Award Winners: 1950–2009" Archived May 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  5. ^ An expanded edition, with further letters and photographs, was published by New York Review Books in 2023.
  6. ^ Moody, Rick, ed. (2003). "William Gaddis: A Portfolio". Conjunctions. 41: 373–415.

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