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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_PynchonThomas Pynchon - Wikipedia

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   6 days ago · won the William Faulkner Foundation Award For Notable First Novel and was a finalist for the National Book Award. George Plimpton gave the book a positive review in The New York Times.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › National_Book_Award_forNational Book Award for Fiction - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The award is $10,000 and a bronze sculpture; other finalists get $1,000, a medal, and a citation written by the panel. Authors who have won the award more than once include William Faulkner, John Updike, William Gaddis, Jesmyn Ward, and Philip Roth, each having won on two occasions along with numerous other nominations.

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   What is Pynchon best known for?

   • Of his few short stories, most notable are “ Entropy” (1960), a neatly structured tale in which Pynchon first uses extensive technical language and scientific metaphors, and “ The Secret Integration” (1964), a story in which Pynchon explores small-town bigotry and racism. The collection Slow Learner (1984) contains “The Secret Integration.”

   Thomas Pynchon | American Novelist, Postmodernist & Satirist

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   Did Thomas Pynchon write a book?

   • In July 2006, Amazon.com created a page showing an upcoming 992-page, untitled, Thomas Pynchon novel. A description of the soon-to-be published novel appeared on Amazon purporting to be written by Pynchon himself.

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   What genres does Pynchon write?

   • His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter, genres and themes, including history, music, science, and mathematics. For Gravity's Rainbow, Pynchon won the 1973 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.

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   Why is Pynchon considered a 'New Testament' of cyberpunk fiction?

   • Thanks to his influence on Gibson and Stephenson in particular, Pynchon became one of the progenitors of cyberpunk fiction; a 1987 essay in Spin magazine by Timothy Leary explicitly named Gravity's Rainbow as the "Old Testament" of cyberpunk, with Gibson's Neuromancer and its sequels as the "New Testament".

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Thomas-PynchonThomas Pynchon | American Novelist, Postmodernist & Satirist

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   May 14, 2024 · For his efforts, Pynchon received the National Book Award, and many critics deemed Gravity’s Rainbow a visionary apocalyptic masterpiece. Scenes from the novel were adapted as part of the German film Prüfstand VII (2002).

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5. sowamsheritagearea.org › wp › massachusetts-frontierMassachusetts Frontier Settlement , Hadley On The River

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   May 20, 2024 · Hadley was one of the original River Settlements founded by William Pynchon in the mid Seventeenth Century alongside the Native Peoples we today call the River Tribes. This is the first of two on the town, that begins as a trading and farming community and ultimately has to withstand the fires of King Philip’s War.

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7. streetsofsalem.com › 2024/05/06 › salem-history-mySalem History: my Reading List - streetsofsalem

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   May 6, 2024 · William Pynchon and F.E. Oliver, editor, The diary of William Pynchon of Salem. A picture of Salem life, social and political, a century ago (1890). There are several Salem Tory diaries; most left, Pynchon remained. Lyman P. Powell, ed., Historic Towns of New England (1898).

8. princewilliamchamberofcommerce.growthzoneapp.com2024 Prince William Valor Awards

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   May 21, 2024 · The Prince William Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the Valor Awards each year. Our 2024 honorees will be recognized at the live event on May 21, 2024 from 2:00 - 4:30 pm. EVENT DETAILS. The Prince William Valor Awards is free to attend and open to the community to attend.

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    5 days ago · THE DYING GRASS, by William T. Vollmann. ... GRAVITY’S RAINBOW, by Thomas Pynchon. ... the renowned award for fiction translated into English.