檢視威廉·蓋迪斯的原始碼

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'''威廉·蓋迪斯'''（William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. {{bd|1922年|12月29日|1998年|12月16日||}}），[[美國]][[小說家]]<ref>
{{cite web|url= http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/mlc/gaddis/gaddis.html|title= William Gaddis, 1922–1998. American author|author= Alberts, Crystal|date= August 11, 2005|publisher= Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections|accessdate= June 7, 2010|deadurl= yes|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20040912051827/http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/mlc/gaddis/gaddis.html|archivedate= 2004年9月12日}}</ref><ref name=NYTobit>
{{cite news |title= William Gaddis, 75, Innovative Author Of Complex, Demanding Novels, Is Dead|author= Gussow, Mel|newspaper= The New York Times|date= December 17, 1998|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/17/us/william-gaddis-75-innovative-author-of-complex-demanding-novels-is-dead.html?pagewanted=1|accessdate= June 7, 2010}}</ref>。他的第一部，也是最長的小說《[[承認]]》（The Recognitions）被《[[時代雜誌]]》評為[[時代雜誌百大英文小說]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html | work=Time | title=All Time 100 Novels | date=October 16, 2005 | accessdate=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2008-09-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913100321/http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html | dead-url=no }}</ref>，另外兩部小說則獲得了年度[[美國國家圖書獎]]National Book Foundation: Awards: [http://www.nationalbook.org/nbawinners_category.html "National Book Award Winners: 1950 – 2009"] . Retrieved March 28, 2012。蓋迪斯是美國最重要的[[後現代主義]][[作家]]之一。由於其複雜性和創造力的結構和風格，他的小說往往具有挑戰性。