The Tunnel: A Novel (American Literature Series)
A strange and monumental novel that took William Gass three decades to write.  When a Midwestern historian sits down to write the introduction to his magnum opus study of the Third Reich, he instead writes a chaotic, obscure and labrynthine exploration of his personal history.  Then he begins digging a tunnel from the basement of his house.  The writing, the digging, and the reader's reading blend into one profound meditation on history, evil, the living and the dead.PEN/Faulkner AwardFinalist.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.