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William H. Gass (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
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Besides his collections of short fiction, William H. Gass has published the novels, including the well-known Omensetter’s Luck (1966). He has also written several collections of essays, some of the most provocative literary theory of post-World War II literature, and the literary studies
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William H. Gass is one of a handful of contemporary American writers who can justifiably be described as pioneers—that is, writers who eschew the well-trod ways of the mass of their fellow writers and chart new directions for...
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In the Heart of the Heart of the Country (Short Stories) -
Omensetter’s Luck (Masterplots Classics) -
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Omensetter’s Luck (Literary Places) -
Order of Insects (Short Stories) -
Pedersen Kid, The (Short Stories) -
Tests of Time (Literary Annual Reviews) -
Tunnel, The (American Fiction) -
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Tunnel, The (Magill Book Reviews) -
Novella, The (Topical Overview--Long Fiction) -
Origins and Development of the Novel, 1890-1980 (Topical Overview--Long Fiction) -
Late Twentieth Century: 1960-2000, The (Topical Overview--Short Fiction) -
Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
