Recognitions - William Gaddis
The Recognitions is a novel, published in 1955, by William Gaddis. The work is known for its complexity, but it's also been recognized as one of the top 100 books by Time Magazine.
'The Recognitions' Review
In 1955, at the age of thirty-three, William Gaddis published his debut novel, The Recognitions, a monumental lexicon novel that went largely unread but that deeply influenced every writer with the fortitude to wade through its 1000 pages.