Awards and Honors
Beside the awards for particular works, Gaddis has received three other awards and honors:
- The MacArthur Foundation’s "Genius Award" (1982);
- Election to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1989);
- The Lannan Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement (1993).
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