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William H. Gass

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Bio

William H. Gass was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He is the author of seven works of fiction, nine books of essays, and a book of conversations. Gass was a professor of philosophy at Washington University. For most of his life he lived in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife, the architect Mary Gass. William Gass died in 2017.

William H. Gass Books

The Recognitions book cover

The Recognitions

William Gaddis
Why I Like This Story book cover

Why I Like This Story

Jackson R. Bryer
The William H. Gass Reader book cover

The William H. Gass Reader

William H. Gass
Other Aliens book cover

Other Aliens

Elizabeth Hand
Eyes book cover

Eyes

William H. Gass
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country book cover

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country

William H. Gass
On Being Blue book cover

On Being Blue

William H. Gass
Finding a Form book cover

Finding a Form

William H. Gass
Cartesian Sonata book cover

Cartesian Sonata

William H. Gass
Reading Rilke book cover

Reading Rilke

William H. Gass
The Geographical History of America book cover

The Geographical History of America

Gertrude Stein
Middle C book cover

Middle C

William H. Gass
World Within The Word book cover

World Within The Word

William H. Gass
Life Sentences book cover

Life Sentences

William H. Gass
Auguste Rodin book cover

Auguste Rodin

Rainer Maria Rilke
A Temple of Texts book cover

A Temple of Texts

William H. Gass
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