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The Recognitions

The Recognitions is the 1955 debut novel of American author William Gaddis. The novel was initially poorly received by critics. After Gaddis won a National Book Award in 1975 for his second novel, J R, his first work gradually received new and belated recognition as a masterpiece of American literature.

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Author
William Gaddis
Genre
Postmodern literature
Publication date
1955
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Company
Language
English
Media type
Print (hardback & paperback)

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The Recognitions

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The Recognitions

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related to background · 25
The Recognitions → Bough, Central America, Christian, Clement, Clementine Recognitions, During, Europe, Evidence, Faust, Frazer, From, Gaddis, Goethe's, Goethe's Faust, Harcourt Brace, He, James Frazer's The Golden, Mexico, Peter, Rome's Recognitions
related to Further reading · 16
The Recognitions → Alan's Nyx Home Page, Archived, Bastards, Books, Fire, Forgery, Fractious Fiction, Gioia, Green, Jack, March, May, September, Ted, Time, William Gaddis's Novel About
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The Recognitions → Bastards, Christopher Carlisle Reid, Fire, Gaddis, He, Jack Green, The, When, Years
related to External links · 3
The Recognitions → Complete Review, Recognitions, WilliamGaddis
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The Recognitions → Postmodern literature
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The Recognitions → English
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The Recognitions → Print (hardback & paperback)
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The Recognitions → 956
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The Recognitions → 1955

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The RecognitionsAuthorWilliam Gaddis1.00infobox
The RecognitionsGenrePostmodern literature1.00infobox
The RecognitionsLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The RecognitionsMedia typePrint (hardback & paperback)1.00infobox
The RecognitionsPages9561.00infobox
The RecognitionsPublication date19551.00infobox
The RecognitionsPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
The RecognitionsPublisherHarcourt Brace & Company1.00infobox
The Recognitionsis a1955 debut novel of American author William Gaddis0.90text
Joseph McElroyinstance offoreshadowing and sometimes directly influencing the work of later ambitious novelists0.80text
Thomas Pynchoninstance offoreshadowing and sometimes directly influencing the work of later ambitious novelists0.80text
Don DeLilloinstance offoreshadowing and sometimes directly influencing the work of later ambitious novelists0.80text

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