American novelist. His novel, The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005. Winner of the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction for two of his...
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American novelist. His novel, The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005. Winner of the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction for two of his novels, J R and A Frolic of His Own. A collection of essays, The Rush for Second Place, was published posthumously.