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William Gaddis
William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. is an American novelist. The first and longest of his five novels, The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005 and two others, JR and A Frolic of His Own. , won the US National Book Award for Novels. A collection of his essays was published posthumously titled Rush for second place. William Gaddis' letters were published by Dalkey Archive Press in February 2013. Gaddis is considered by many to be one of America's earliest and most important postmodern writers.
BornWilliam Thomas Gaddis, Jr, December 29, 1922, New York City, New York, United States
DiedDecember 16, 1998, East Hampton, New York, United States
EducationHarvard University
Period1955–1998
GenreNovel
Literary movementPostmodernism
Notable worksThe Recognitions (1955), J R (1975), A Frolic of His Own (1994)
Notable awardsNational Book Award
SpousePatricia Black, Judith Thompson
Children2

About William Gaddis

Novelist William Gaddis was born in New York, United States on December 29, 1922. He dies at the age of 75, on December 16, 1998.

He is a twentieth-century American author whose novel The Recognitions was chosen one of TIME magazine's 100 finest novels from 1923 to 2005. J R and A Frolic of His Own are two of his other outstanding works.

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William Gaddis before becoming famous

William Gaddis was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1922 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He wrote for the Harvard Lampoon while a student at Harvard University.

Achievement of William Gaddis

He was a two-time National Book Award for Fiction winner.

William Gaddis's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in New York and raised in Connecticut. He had two children with Patricia Black, his wife.

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Gaddis' literary work was valued by Novelist David Foster Wallace.

William Gaddis Income & Net worth

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