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Gaddis, William
(Encyclopedia) Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—…1994 National Book Awards
FictionA Frolic of His Own, William GaddisNonfictionHow We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter, Sherwin B. NulandPoetryWorshipful Company of Fletchers, James Tate1976 National Book Awards
Arts and LettersThe Great War and Modern Memory, Paul FussellChildren's LiteratureBert Breen's Barn, Walter D. EdmondsContemporary AffairsPassage to Ararat, Michael J. ArlenFictionJr, William…2011 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Fiction: Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories, Edith Pearlman (Lookout Books) General Nonfiction…2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…In the Willow
In the WillowThe old tree saw and heard a good many little scenes and confidences that summer, because it became the favorite retreat of all the children, and the willow seemed to enjoy it,…Kennan, George Frost
(Encyclopedia) Kennan, George Frost, 1904–2005, U.S. diplomat and historian, b. Milwaukee, Wis., grad. Princeton, 1925. A brilliant strategist and among the most influential and intellectual…William Williams: Letter of William Williams to the Landholder
Letter of William Williams to the LandholderWilliam WilliamsMonday, February 11, 1788Mr. Babcock: Since the Federal Constitution has had so calm, dispassionate and so happy an issue, in the…Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of, 1649–1709, Dutch statesman in England. He was William III's most trusted personal adviser. In 1677 he engaged in negotiating the marriage of…William II, king of England
(Encyclopedia) William II or William RufusWilliam IIr&oomacr;ˈfus [key], d. 1100, king of England (1087–1100), son and successor of William I. He was called William Rufus or William the Red…Trending
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