10 Top novels books like A Frolic of His Own by William Gaddis

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A Frolic of His Own

By: William Gaddis

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

With the publication of the "Recognitions" in 1955, William Gaddis was hailed as the American heir …

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1. Garcia : An American Life

By: Blair Jackson

4.35

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

He was there when Dylan went electric, when a generation danced naked at Woodstock, and when Ken Ke… read more

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"David Nelson says that one of the staples of his diet during this era was ketchup sandwiches"

-Blair Jackson, Garcia : An American Life

"Hunter he had these big tins of crushed pineapple that he'd gotten from the army,' Garcia said, 'and i had this glove compartment full of plastic spoons, and we had this little cooperative scene, eat…"

-Blair Jackson, Garcia : An American Life

"Speaking more generally about what attracted him to bluegrass banjo, he said it was 'just the sound of the instrument, and then the fire, you know; the speed and all that. I was attracted by the inte…"

-Blair Jackson, Garcia : An American Life

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2. A Flag for Sunrise

By: Robert Stone

3.87

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

An astonishing saga of politics, war, and Americans out of place, by a National Book Award winner! … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • 20th century
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  • novels
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3. Dog Soldiers

By: Robert Stone

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse th… read more

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  • literature
  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
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4. At Swim-Two-Birds

By: Flann O'Brien , William H. Gass

4.04

Format: None pages, Paperback

A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, At Swim-Two-Birdsis the story of a young, l… read more

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  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
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5. How German is It

By: Walter Abish

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • literary fiction
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Cover of Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Foster Wallace, Steven Moore, David Markson

6. Wittgenstein's Mistress

By: David Foster Wallace , Steven Moore , David Markson

3.32

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Wittgenstein's Mistress is a novel unlike anything David Markson - or anyone else - has ever writte… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • american
  • literature
  • fiction
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7. In the Heart of the Heart of the Country and Other Stories

By: William H. Gass

4.07

Format: 242 pages,

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  • classics
  • american
  • literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
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8. V.

By: Thomas Pynchon , Carlos Martín Ramírez

3.80

Format: 242 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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  • classics
  • american
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  • novels
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9. Satantango

By: George Szirtes , László Krasznahorkai

4.14

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Already famous as the inspiration for the filmmaker Béla Tarr’s six-hour masterpiece, Satantango is… read more

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  • classics
  • literature
  • 20th century
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  • novels
"They’re waiting patiently, like the long-suffering lot they are, in the firm conviction that someone has conned them. They are waiting, belly to the ground, like cats at pig-killing time, hoping for …"

-George Szirtes, Satantango

"Irimiás: God is not made manifest in language, you dope. He's not manifest in anything. He doesn't exist... God was a mistake. I've long understood there is zero difference between me and a bug, or a…"

-George Szirtes, Satantango

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10. Provinces of Night

By: William Gay

3.64

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

The year is 1952, and E.F. Bloodworth has returned to his home - a forgotten corner of Tennessee - … read more

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11. A Frolic of His Own

By: William Gaddis

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

With the publication of the "Recognitions" in 1955, William Gaddis was hailed as the American heir … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • classics
  • american
  • literature
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • novels
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12. Falling Man

By: Don DeLillo , None

3.16

Format: 315 pages,

There is September 11 and then there are the days after, and finally the years. Falling Man is a ma… read more

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  • american
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13. Libra

By: Don DeLillo

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

From the author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and Zero K In this powerful, eer… read more

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14. Against the Day

By: Thomas Pynchon

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Spanning the period between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the years just after World War I, … read more

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15. Absalom, Absalom!

By: William Faulkner

3.51

Format: None pages, Paperback

Published in 1936, Absalom, Absalom! is considered by many to be William Faulkner's masterpiece. Al… read more

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16. Light in August

By: William Faulkner

3.89

Format: 704 pages,

Light in August, a novel that contrasts stark tragedy with hopeful perseverance in the face of mort… read more

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17. Bleeding Edge

By: Thomas Pynchon

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Thomas Pynchon brings us to New York in the early days of the internet It is 2001 in New York City,… read more

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18. Europe Central

By: William T. Vollmann

4.22

Format: None pages,

In this magnificent work of fiction, William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye to the authoritari… read more

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19. Mason & Dixon

By: Thomas Pynchon , Jordi Fibla

3.97

Format: 480 pages,

The story of Charles Mason (1728-1786) and Jeremiah Dixon (1733-1779)--the British surveyors best r… read more

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20. Vineland

By: Thomas Pynchon

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

A group of Americans in Northern California in 1984 are struggling with the consequences of their l… read more

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21. Wednesday's Child: Stories

By: Yiyun Li

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A new collection—about loss, alienation, aging, and the strangeness of contemporary life—by the awa… read more

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12 Best fiction books like A Frolic of His Own by William Gaddis

Transform Your Habits

A Flag for Sunrise

Robert Stone

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Dog Soldiers

Robert Stone

4.00

Transform Your Habits

At Swim-Two-Birds

Flann O'Brien , William H. Gass

4.04

Transform Your Habits

How German is It

Walter Abish

5.00

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15 Best fiction books like Falling Man by Don DeLillo

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Transform Your Habits

The Crying of Lot 49

Thomas Pynchon

3.69

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Girl with Curious Hair

David Foster Wallace

3.62

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Khirbet Khizeh

S. Yizhar

4.82

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