Gaddis

[Brian D. McCary]

If no one has gotten to you about this:

William Gaddis is an American writer.  His first book was published in the
1950s, called "The Recognitions".  He is about as reclusive as Pynchon,
and he was one of the people reputed to be Pynchon, or rather, Pynchon
was reputed to be Gaddis, since Gaddis predated him.  He writes "big"
books, has an encylopedic style, ect.  I read "The Recognitions" on the
recommendation of people on the p-list, and loved it, but it's long and,
at times, confusing.  His party scenes have long tangled conversations with
unatributed but indentifieable voices.  I haven't had the time to read anything
else by him, but if you like Pynchon, there's a good chance you'll enjoy
"The Recognitions".

Brian McCary