that's MISTER William Gaddis to you, pal

[Brian Stonehill Media Studies Pomona College]

Please forgive the contumely of the subject line.

But when grip asks, with that certain tone, 

>Should I bother to order Recognitions?

one has to say Yes, yes of course you must.  That's landmark material, and if
Bill's punctuation scheme looks unfamiliar to you, look back at _Ulysses_ (or
_A Portrait_) for the authority of it.

I've seen Gaddis and Pynchon glancingly compared in some book about the
self-conscious novel.  The satirist and the sentimental surrealist give good
dialogue.

Cheers,  Brian