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William H. Gass

William H. Gass was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He is the author of seven works of fiction, nine books of essays, and a book of conversations. Gass was a professor of philosophy at Washington University. For most of his life he lived in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife, the architect Mary Gass. William Gass died in 2017.
The William H. Gass Reader
Eyes
Middle C
Finding a Form
Cartesian Sonata
Reading Rilke
World Within The Word
Life Sentences
A Temple of Texts
Omensetter's Luck

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The William H. Gass Reader
Eyes
Middle C
Finding a Form
Cartesian Sonata
Reading Rilke
World Within The Word
Life Sentences
A Temple of Texts
Omensetter's Luck

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