William Gaddis (1922-1998) is a master of the American novel who has been frequently compared with Joyce, Nabokov, and Pynchon. Two of his novels, J R and A Frolic of His Own, won the National Book Award. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the recipient of a MacArthur Prize.
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This story of raging comedy and despair centers on the tempestuous marriage of an heiress and a Vietnam veteran. From their 'carpenter gothic' rented house, Paul sets himself up as a media consultant for Reverend Ude, an evangelist mounting a grand crusad... SEE MORE