William Gass
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William Gass was an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic known for his innovative, philosophically rich fiction and influential essays on literature and language.
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| William Gass canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Book Award
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Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ PEN/Nabokov Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-07-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-12-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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Kenyon College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | International Writers Center at Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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modernist literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| name |
William H. Gass
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William Howard Gass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cartesian Sonata and Other Novellas
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Fiction and the Figures of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Finding a Form NERFINISHED ⓘ Habitations of the Word NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Heart of the Heart of the Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle C ⓘ Omensetter's Luck NERFINISHED ⓘ Tests of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
influential essays on literature and language
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innovative use of language ⓘ philosophically rich fiction ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ philosophy professor ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fargo, North Dakota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
David May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities
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Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ |
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