Nobody grew but the business : on the life and work of William Gaddis / Joseph Tabbi.

Author/creator Tabbi, Joseph, 1960- author.
Format Book
PublicationEvanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2015.
Descriptionxvi, 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Williams family orchestra -- Merricourt -- All tomorrow's parties : the route to The Recognitions -- Anticipations of failure in The Recognitions -- Gwion's riddle and Toynbee's solution -- The self who could do more -- IBM, Ford, Pfizer, and the ghost in the machine -- American fiction without recognition : J R -- The imagination of the state -- Portrait of the artist as writing professor : Carpenter's Gothic -- Friendships, and frolics -- His master's voice : Agape agape.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 2014050148
ISBN9780810131422 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0810131420 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780810131439 (e-book)
ISBN0810131439 (e-book)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS3557 .A28 Z88 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold