William H. Gass (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)

Other Literary Forms

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

Achievements

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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