How do I get into Gaddis?

>>7533733
Start with The Recognitions, and don't expect to fully understand is work on the first--or second, for that matter--read.

Read the Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

>>7533748
Since it was written in english, does the edition I purchase matter?

>>7533767
Shouldn't, no.

>>7533784
Thanks, anon.

>>7533796
No problem, anon.

Fun fact: Gaddis was best buddies with Gass.

>>7533733
Spit on your finger and loosen him up with it for a bit before you really get into him

Start with the Greeks

>>7533808
Hate when people lick their finger to tunr the page. It's disgusting and I never saw the point.

>>7533817
he was talking about anal stimulation

>>7533749

You'd be better off with this, OP.

I'm not being snarky, LP was a great read.

>>7533859
what is it about and why should I read this first?

>>7533733
with a bottle of wine and a roofie

The Recognitions is his easiest work, believe it or not.

After that, read Carpenter's Gothic, and then A Frolic of His Own. That should prepare you for the masterpiece that is J R, and then finish with Agape Agape. I almost recommend reading some Thomas Bernhard if you haven't, who influenced Gaddis.

>>7533733
best way to get into him? read one of his books. not being sarcastic. just read recognitions. it's a fairly high difficulty book, but it's incredibly worth the work.

>>7533851
This is literature board i doubt he was talking about that