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Novelist

William H. Gass, born on July 30, 1924, is an accomplished American novelist. His works are renowned for their unique style and profound philosophical insights, making him a significant figure in 20th-century American literature.

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Famous William H. Gass Quotes

“Freud thought that a psychosis was a waking dream, and that poets were daydreamers too, but I wonder if the reverse is not as often true, and that madness is a fiction lived in like a rented house”

Ifs Dream House Fiction Wonder Poet Madness Waking Reverse Psychosis

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“It’s not the word made flesh we want in writing, in poetry and fiction, but the flesh made word”

Want Writing Made Fiction Flesh

Book:On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry

Source: On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry

“If there were genders to genres, fiction would be unquestionably feminine.”

Ifs Would Be Fiction Gender Genre Feminine

Book:World Within The Word

Source: World Within The Word

“Fiction becomes visual by becoming verbal”

Fiction Becoming Visuals

Book:On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry

Source: On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry

About the Author

Born: July 30, 1924
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 73

Books & Sources

Conversations with William H. GassRelated source material

On Being Blue: A Philosophical InquiryRelated source material

A Temple of TextsRelated source material

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country & Other StoriesRelated source material

The world within the word: essaysRelated source material

Finding a Form: EssaysRelated source material

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country and Other StoriesRelated source material

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country: And Other StoriesRelated source material

The World Within the WordRelated source material

World Within The WordRelated source material

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