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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]
Years later, Gaddis wrote the title character "J R" into a piece of political satire, which the New York Times published in 1987. [17] "Trickle-Up Economics: JR Goes to Washington" is written as the transcript of a U.S. congressional hearing on the federal budget, and J R is an official at the Office of Management and Budget. [18]
The Recognitions is the 1955 debut novel of American author William Gaddis.The novel was initially poorly received by critics. After Gaddis won a National Book Award in 1975 for his second novel, J R, his first work gradually received new and belated recognition as a masterpiece of American literature.
Pages in category "Novels by William Gaddis" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agapē Agape; C.
J R, a 1975 novel by William Gaddis; J. R. Ewing, a Dallas television character; JR Chandler, an All My Children television character; Jornal da Record, a Brazilian news program; JR, a 2001 punk album by Jim Bob "Jr.", a 1992 song by Codeine on the album Barely Real
He was the first scholar granted access to the archives of the reclusive novelist William Gaddis, [4] and is the author of Nobody Grew but the Business: On the Life and Work of William Gaddis [5] [6] and the editor of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Electronic Literature [7] (2017) and Post-Digital: Critical Debates from electronic book review [8] (2020
Gaddis appeared on the rightwing InfoWars show ‘War Room’, where she said that she has always been “super conservative.” Gaddis divulged that she recently decided to make short videos ...
In fact, his criticism has prompted responses from David Foster Wallace and William Gass, both of whom defended Gaddis. The Harper's essay is a criticism of Gaddis' later works, but Franzen still states his admiration for The Recognitions in the essay. However, it would be OK to remove Franzen from the list. Torerye 10:48, 31 August 2006 (UTC)