Tunnel by William Gass
Thirty years in the making, William Gass's second novel first appeared on the literary scene in 1995, at which time it was promptly hailed as an indisputable masterpiece. The story of a middle aged professor who, upon completion of his massive historical study, "Guilt and Innocence in Hitler's Germany," finds himself writing a novel about his own life instead of the introduction to his magnum opus. "The Tunnel" meditates on history, hatred, unhappiness, and, above all, language.
"Gass has produced a book that burrows inside us then wails like a beast, a book that mainlines a century's terror direct to the brain"-Voice Literary Supplement
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781564782137 |
| ISBN 10 | 1564782131 |
| Title | Tunnel |
| Author | William Gass |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Year published | 1999-05-13 |
| Number of pages | 652 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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