William H. Gass

A strange and monumental novel that took William Gass three decades to write. When a Midwestern historian sits down to write the introduction to his magnum opus study of the Third Reich, he instead writes a chaotic, obscure and labrynthine exploration of his personal history. Then he begins digging a tunnel from the …

Five short stories depict love, misfortune and the challenge of midwestern life

Omensetter's Luck is the first novel by William H. Gass, published in 1966.

In the words of the late Walker Percy, William Gass is a totally committed, totally uncompromising, and extraordinarily gifted writer.” His latest work is a suite of four novellas that explore Mind, Matter, and God.In the title story, God is a writer in a constant state of fumble, Mind is a housewife cum modern-day …