The Recognitions (William Gaddis)was one of the assigned readings in my honors English 1A class at UCLA in 1957; another was Generation of Vipers (Philip Wyle).

The Recognitions (William Gaddis)was one of the assigned readings in my honors English 1A class at UCLA in 1957; another was Generation of Vipers (Philip Wyle). We read three or four other books but I only remember Gaddis and Wyle. The class, taught by an enthusiastic graduate student, was lively, intellectually stimulating, and formative.