Thirty years in the making, William Gass's second novel first appeared on the literary scene in 1995, at which time it was promptly hailed as an indisputable masterpiece. The story of a middle aged professor who, upon completion of his massive...
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Thirty years in the making, William Gass's second novel first appeared on the literary scene in 1995, at which time it was promptly hailed as an indisputable masterpiece. The story of a middle aged professor who, upon completion of his massive historical study, Guilt and Innocence in Hitler's Germany, finds himself writing a novel about his own life instead of the introduction to his magnum opus. The Tunnel meditates on history, hatred, unhappiness, and, above all, language.
AUDIOBOOK AVAILABLE: In this unabridged audio version of The Tunnel, William H. Gass, himself, reads his universally acclaimed novel in its entirety. Formatted as an mp3, the reading fit on three CDs when it was originally released. Now, it's available as an automatic download. It includes outtakes, artwork by the author, and twelve Philippics (descriptions of the novel's intention). The Tunnel, already renowned for its singular tone, is given a powerful new voice in this reading.
Designing The Tunnel by William H. Gass, originally in CONTEXT #18