William Howard Gass was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and philosophy professor. Wikipedia
Born: July 30, 1924, Fargo, ND
Died: December 6, 2017 (age 93 years), University City, MO
Influenced by: Gertrude Stein, Henry James, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and more
Education: Kenyon College (AB); Cornell University (PhD)
Literary movement: Postmodernism, metafiction