william gaddis

The descriptions state that Gaddis published four novels during his lifetime and was the author of five novels in total, with the fifth published posthumously.

The descriptions use strong praise, calling works a “postmodern masterpiece” and “a tour de force,” and quote reviewers who describe the novels as ambitious, dazzlingly original, and profoundly important.

All of the listed results are paperback editions.

The descriptions mention National Book Award winners (for example, a 1994 National Book Awards (Fiction) 1st Winner and a 1976 National Book Award winner) and note that William Gaddis was a 1982 MacArthur Fellow and a two-time National Book Award winner.

Across the results, heights range from 7.75 to 8.9 inches, widths from 5.02 to 6.00 inches, depths from 0.36 to 2.10 inches, and weights from 0.26 to 2.42 pounds.

They appear under Fiction & Literature (sub-genre: Literary), Classics, Literary Criticism (General), and Literary Collections/Essays.

Product details list a suggested age of “22 Years and Up” and the language as English.

Summaries note extensive, often dialogue-driven narration (one novel is told almost entirely through dialogue), interspersed legal documents and transcripts, dramatic monologue, virtuosic and complex dialogue, and a satirical tone in places.