Yannis Livadas
mentions in his essay on "Recognitions" (2016): "…Gaddis’ postmodernism is
crucial, empowered with internal transmissions which, although they are
fragile, are capable enough to break the narrative tactic and not to
point out themselves but the subjective consequences which exemplify the
recovery of an existential language, the establishment of a truth which invalidates historiography, comparative goals, any attempt
to assimilate the order and meaning of both life and literary
writing..."