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William Gaddis

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American novelist (1922-1998)

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William Thomas Gaddis Jr. was an American novelist. S. National Book Award for Fiction. A collection of his essays was published posthumously as The Rush for Second Place (2002). The Letters of William Gaddis was published by Dalkey Archive Press in February 2013.

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1994National Book Award for Fiction
1976National Book Award for Fiction
Guggenheim Fellowship
MacArthur Fellows Program

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William Thomas Gaddis Jr. was 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, J R and A Frolic of His Own, won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. A collection of his essays was published posthumously as The Rush for Second Place (2002). The Letters of William Gaddis was published by Dalkey Archive Press in February 2013.

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Lived 1922 to 1998 · aged 75
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