The book is a masquerade, moving from New England to New York to Madrid, from the art world to the underworld, but it centers on the story of Wyatt Gwyon, the son of a New England minister, who forsakes religion to devote himself to ...
A dazzling fourth novel by the author of The Recognitions, Carpenters Gothic, and JR uses his considerable powers of observation and satirical sensibilities to take on the American legal system.
UPDATED WITH OVER TWO DOZEN NEW LETTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS Now recognized as one of the giants of postwar American fiction, William Gaddis shunned the spotlight during his life, which makes this collection of his letters a revelation.
At the center of this hugely comic tale of "free enterprise" America stands JR--an eleven-year-old capitalist, eagerly following the example of the grasping world around him.
William Gaddis published four novels during his lifetime, immense and complex books that helped inaugurate a new movement in American letters.
Less well known is Gaddis's body of excellent critical writings. Here is a wide range of his original essays, some published for the first time. From "'Stop Player.
A satirically jaundiced view of modern law and justice chronicles the fortunes of Oscar Crease, a middle-aged college instructor and playwright, as he sues a Hollywood producer for pirating a play.
This story of raging comedy and despair centers on the tempestuous marriage of an heiress and a Vietnam veteran.