The Recognitions - William Gaddis

William Gaddis

Category: Classic

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Tags: Classic, Literature

Wyatt Gwyons 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 Gwyons forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize., Contemporary life collapses the distinction between the real and the virtual worlds, and Gaddis novel pre-empts our common obsessions by almost half a century. This novel tackles the blurring of perceptual boundaries. The Matrix and Blade Runner pale in comparison to this epic novel.