The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings

An essential collection of nonfiction essays by the National Book Award winning author of J R and...
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Author: William Gaddis
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The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings by Gaddis, William

The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings

$57.98

The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings

$57.98
Author: William Gaddis
Format: Paperback
Language: English
An essential collection of nonfiction essays by the National Book Award winning author of J R and A Frolic of His Own

William Gaddis published only four novels during his lifetime, but with those works he earned himself a reputation as one of America's greatest novelists. Less well known is Gaddis's body of excellent critical writings. Here is a wide range of his original essays, some published for the first time. From "'Stop Player. Joke No. 4, '" Gaddis's first national publication and the basis for his projected history of the player piano, to the title essay about missed opportunities in America during the past fifty years, to "Old Foes with New Faces," an examination of the relationship between the writer and the problem of religion-this diverse collection displays the power of an autonomous literary intelligence in an age increasingly dominated by political and religious conservatism.

Author: William Gaddis
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 10/01/2002
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.05w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780142002384
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2002 pg. 1193
Publishers Weekly 08/19/2002 pg. 80
Booklist 09/15/2002 pg. 194

About the Author
William Gaddis (1922-1998) was a master of the American novel who was 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.

Joseph Tabbi was the first scholar to be given access to the Gaddis archives. He conducts research in American literature and new media writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Joseph Tabbi was the first scholar to be given access to the Gaddis archives. He conducts research in American literature and new media writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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