This novel's narrator calls his penis "Herr Rickler" when he has sex with his wife, a museum curator who wants to open an antiques store. Its author once explained that this novel consists of "twelve Philippics" and that its structure was based on Arnold Schoenberg's twelve tone scale. At one point, this novel's narrator suggests founding an organization called "The Party of the Disappointed People." Its protagonist recal
This novel's narrator calls his penis "Herr Rickler" when he has sex with his wife, a museum curator who wants to open an antiques store. Its author once explained that this novel consists of "twelve Philippics" and that its structure was based on Arnold Schoenberg's twelve tone scale. At one point, this novel's narrator suggests founding an organization called "The Party of the Disappointed People." Its protagonist recalls his teacher Magus "Mad Meg" Tabor in its section "Life in a Chair" and navigates the dissolution of his relationship with his wife Martha, who collects antique chests of drawers that he fills with dirt. This book is narrated by a Nazi apologist who is contemplating the introduction to his study Guilt and Innocence in Hitler's Germany, while creating the title structure in his basement. For 10 points, name this novel about Professor William Frederick Kohler, the masterpiece of William Gass.