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      • Thomas Pynchon (born May 8, 1937, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, U.S.) is an American novelist and short-story writer whose works combine black humour and fantasy to depict human alienation in the chaos of modern society.
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  2. Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. ( / ˈpɪntʃɒn / PIN-chon, [1] [2] commonly / ˈpɪntʃən / PIN-chən; [3] born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist noted for his dense and complex novels. His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter, genres and themes, including history, music, science, and mathematics.

  3. May 14, 2024 · Thomas Pynchon (born May 8, 1937, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, U.S.) is an American novelist and short-story writer whose works combine black humour and fantasy to depict human alienation in the chaos of modern society.

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  4. Gravity's Rainbow is a 1973 novel by the American writer Thomas Pynchon. The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military.

  5. Jan 13, 2015 · Here is a very brief ranking of his body of work. 8. Against the Day. The longest Pynchon novel might also be the hardest to follow. With over 100 characters from all over the globe and a number ...

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  6. Feb 28, 2023 · In 1973, Thomas Pynchon unleashed his mega-meta epic on an America in between two epochs. His novel captured the (dis)spirit of the age—and foretold much about the nation's future. By Jonathan...

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  7. Jun 24, 2018 · Pynchon’s characters seek knowledge that will make sense of their unanchored lives and their fragmented times; Pynchon hints that questing has a value irrespective of the authenticity of that for which one quests. The quest lends purpose to life, enabling one to function, to see life as worthwhile.

  8. The PynchonWiki is a literature wiki exploring the novels of Thomas Pynchon - V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity's Rainbow, Vineland, Mason & Dixon, and Against the Day. The wikis contain page-by-page annotations, alphabetical indexes of characters and events, reviews, ruminations, the works...

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