The recognitions
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Penguin Books, c1955.
Format
Book
ISBN
0140187081
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Brownell Library - Main Reading Room | F GADDIS | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, c1955.
Physical Desc
xviii, 956 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0140187081
Notes
General Note
Reprint. Originally published New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1955.
Description
Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate 'originals' - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and fake have become indistinguishable; yet Gwyon's forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize. Contemporary life collapses the distinction between the 'real' and the 'virtual' world, and Gaddis' novel pre-empts our common obsessions by almost half a century. This novel tackles the blurring of perceptual boundaries, The Matrix and Bladerunner pale in comparison to this epic novel.
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CORE COLLECTION.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gaddis, W. (1955). The recognitions . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaddis, William, 1922-1998. 1955. The Recognitions. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaddis, William, 1922-1998. The Recognitions Penguin Books, 1955.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gaddis, William. The Recognitions Penguin Books, 1955.
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