Blogs about: William Gaddis
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William Gaddis Interview
“Saul Steinberg, the artist, said one of the major problems for the creative person is to avoid boredom. . . . If I’m bored, the reader is bored. There are writers that we know—we needn… more →
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Influencing Happy Talk
wrote 5 days ago: When I was doing readings from my first novel, Jokerman 8, there was one audience question that alwa … more →
Gaddis' A Frolic of His Own
wrote 1 week ago: Funniest book ever, but don’t rely on it for the author’s Bluebooking skills. … more →
On Gaddis's letters.
wrote 1 week ago: If, in the period of The Recognition’s conception and execution, Gaddis would sometimes practice his … more →
It is true, Mr. Pivner, sitting under his
wrote 4 weeks ago: It is true, Mr. Pivner, sitting under his three-way reading lamp (turned to its highest brilliance), … more →
"Mothers" -- William Gaddis
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wrote 1 month ago: “Mothers” by William Gaddis When Ralph Waldo Emerson informed—or rather, perhaps, warned … more →
One Big Final Post for Gaddis
wrote 1 month ago: I took a lot of time getting through The Recognitions and while I would normally reprimand myself fo … more →
Novels That Will Be Considered the Most Important Literary Works of the Twentieth Century in the Year 2100 (According to Dalkey Archive)
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wrote 1 month ago: Novels That Will Be Considered the Most Important Literary Works of the Twentieth Century in the Yea … more →
William Gaddis's Zebra Skin
wrote 1 month ago: From Matthew Erickson’s article “Mysterious Skin: The Realia of William Gaddis” at … more →
La verità, ombra impotente della menzogna
wrote 2 months ago: “Mi sento parte di quella razza in via di estinzione che pensa che uno scrittore vada letto e non as … more →
This Year's Winning Country
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You Are What You Read: The Nutritionist's Guide to Readers
wrote 2 months ago: How do you read? We posed the question on Unprintable Episode 9 and discovered we had … more →
First Sentences #1
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wrote 2 months ago: This begins a new series on this site called First Sentences about—as you’d imagine—the first senten … more →
La Broma Infinita. David Foster Wallace.(The Infinite Jest)
wrote 2 months ago: Desde que en 1996 la Little, Brown & Company publicara “La broma infinita” (The Infi … more →
Rich Journey
wrote 2 months ago: The Barnes & Noble Review has Scott Esposito’s critique of The Letters of William Gaddis. … more →
Former Students' Recollections of Classes Taught by Famous Authors
wrote 2 months ago: This week, we read a wonderful essay at The New York Review of Books from a former student of Vladim … more →
10 Illuminating Fan Letters From Famous Authors, To Famous Authors
wrote 3 months ago: We recently spotted an excellent letter of admiration from William Gaddis to Don DeLillo over at The … more →
10 Books That Rewrite History
wrote 3 months ago: By Peter Dimock Peter Dimock’s George Anderson: Notes for a Love Song in Imperial Time defies … more →
It Ain't Easy: William Gaddis's Life in Letters
wrote 3 months ago: William Gaddis. In 2002, Jonathan Franzen published an essay in The New Yorker titled “Mr. Difficult … more →
Thoughts on Chapters II-IV of The Recognitions
wrote 4 months ago: Some more comments and musings on Chapters II-IV. II “As she [Christine] exposed the side of h … more →
