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Informationen zum Autor William Gaddis (1922-98) stands among the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. The winner of two National Book Awards (for "J R" [1976] and "A Frolic of His Own" [1995]), he wrote five novels during his lifetime, including "Carpenter's Gothic "(1985), "Agap? Agape" (published posthumously in 2002), and his early masterpiece "The Recognitions" (1955). He is loved and admired for his stylistic innovations, his unforgettable characters, his pervasive humor, and the breadth of his intellect and vision. Klappentext In this paean to the pleasures of language, Gass equates his text with the body of Babs Masters, the lonesome wife of the title, to advance theconceit that a parallel should exist between a woman and her lover and abook and its reader. Zusammenfassung In this paean to the pleasures of language, Gass equates his text with the body of Babs Masters, the lonesome wife of the title, to advance the conceit that a parallel should exist between a woman and her lover and a book and its reader.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: MR William H Gass, William Gass, William H Gass, William H. Gass, X
• Verlag: External catalogues US
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.03.1999
• EAN: 9781564782120
• ISBN: 978-1-56478-212-0
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 255 mm x 5 mm
• Serien: American Literature (Dalkey Ar; American Literature Series; American Literature (Dalkey Ar; American Literature; American Literature (Dalkey Archive)
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur