Nobody Grew but the Business On the Life and Work of William Gaddis |
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| Author:
| Tabbi, Joseph |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-3142-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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During his lifetime, William Gaddis (1922-1998) evaded bio-graphical questions, never read from his work publicly, and didn't allow his photograph to appear on his books. Before his novel J R (1975) won Gaddis the National Book Award and some measure of renown, he had given up the bohemian world of 1950s Green-wich Village for a series of corporate jobs that both paid the bills and provided an inside view of the encroachment of market val-ues into every...
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During his lifetime, William Gaddis (1922-1998) evaded bio-graphical questions, never read from his work publicly, and didn't allow his photograph to appear on his books. Before his novel J R (1975) won Gaddis the National Book Award and some measure of renown, he had given up the bohemian world of 1950s Green-wich Village for a series of corporate jobs that both paid the bills and provided an inside view of the encroachment of market val-ues into every corner of American culture.