The William H. Gass reader / [William H. Gass].
The William H. Gass reader / [William H. Gass].
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Uniform title
Call Numbers
G 2019/1977
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 910 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction. Retrospection ; Fifty literary pillars ; On reading to oneself ; Even if, by all the oxen in the world ; The doomed in their sinking -- Fiction. Omensetter's luck. The love and sorrow of Henry Pimber -- In the heart of the heart of the country. The Pederson kid ; Order of insects ; In...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Analytical title
Tunnel.
Middle C.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"A literary delight--a reading feast; a Gassian celebration--the best of the best (in more than fifty selections) from an American master of prose, chosen by Gass himself from his essays, criticism, commentary, short stories, and novels. It begins with his essays, in which Gass looks back at varying points in his writing life at those writers (from...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The William H. Gass reader / [William H. Gass].
Variant title
Tunnel.
Middle C.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Collects selections from ten books of essays and criticism, three books of short stories, novellas, and novels.
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/1977
Record Identifier
74VKVBo4jo4Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBo4jo4Z
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781101874745 hardcover
1101874740 hardcover
DDC
813.54
MMS ID
991024241612402626