His novels project a world of emptiness based on the accentuation of perversity and meaninglessness of his characters' dialog, such as in his 1994 novel A Frolic of His Own.
His novels project a world of emptiness based on the accentuation of perversity and meaninglessness of his characters' dialog, such as in his 1994 novel A Frolic of His Own. He won much praise for 1985's Carpenter's Gothic. His first two novels, pioneer works in black-comic fiction, deal with an art forger who finds more satisfaction in duplication than creation, and an 11 -year-old business tycoon, respectively. FTP, identify this American author of such works as 1955's The Recognitions and JR.
His novels project a world of emptiness based on the accentuation of perversity and meaninglessness of his characters' dialog, such as in his 1994 novel A Frolic of His Own.
William {Gaddis}