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Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American novelist based in New York City and noted for his dense and complex works of fiction. Hailing from Long Island, Pynchon spent two years in the United States Navy and earned an English degree from Cornell University. After publishing several short stories in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he began composing the novels for which he is best known: V. (1963), The Crying of Lot 49 (1966), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), and Mason & Dixon (1997).

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Born 8 May 1937

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  • Cover of: The Crying of Lot 49

    Cover of edition cryingoflot4900pync Cover of edition cryingoflot490000pync Cover of edition cryingoflot4900thom Cover of edition odysseyofhomer0000home_a1b3 Cover of edition cryingoflot4900pync_0 First published in 1965 — 48 editions
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  • Cover of: Gravity's rainbow

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  • Cover of: V.

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  • Cover of: Vineland

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  • Cover of: Mason & Dixon

    First published in 1997 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Slow learner: early stories

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  • Cover of: Inherent Vice: A Novel

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  • Cover of: Bleeding Edge

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  • Cover of: Nelson Algren's own book of lonesome monsters.

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  • Cover of: Forms of the Novella: Ten Short Novels

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  • Cover of: Mortality and Mercy in Vienna

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  • Cover of: Crying of Lot 49 (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

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  • Cover of: Teachings of Don B.: Satires, Parodies, Fables, Illustrated Stories, and Plays

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  • Cover of: Entropy

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  • Cover of: A journey into the mind of Watts

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Born 8 May 1937

Subjects

American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, American literature, Fiction in English, History, New York Times reviewed, American fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, historical, general, Historical fiction, Large type books, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Married women, New York Times bestseller, Private investigators, fiction, Psychological fiction, Social conditions, 1960s, 20th Century, 20th century English fiction, 813/.54, Administration of estates, Administration successorale, Adultery, Adultery in fiction

Places

California, Los Angeles (Calif.), New York City, Calif.) Watts (Los Angeles, Chênière Caminada, Etats-Unis, Europe, Galway, Grand Isle, Gulf of Mexico, Ireland, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico, New Orleans, Northern California, Pennsylvania, United States, Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.), États-Unis

People

Adèle Ratignolle, Alcée Arobin, Alphonse Ratignolle, Bartell D'Arcy, Beaudelet, Billy Budd, Charles (Geodät) Mason, Charles Mason (1728-1786), Charles Mason (1730-1787), Doctor Mandelet, Edna Pontellier, Edward Fairfax Vere, Ellen Joe, Etienne Pontellier, Farival twins, Freddy Malins, Gabriel Conroy, Gouvernail, Gretta Conroy, James Highcamp, Jeremiah Dixon, Jeremiah Dixon (1733-1779), John Claggart, Julia Morkan, Jérémiah Dixon

Time

1600-1775 (Période coloniale), 18e siècle, 19th century, 2001, 20th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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September 5, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Testing linking works mentioned in the description to the open library page
June 9, 2023 Edited by Salar Abdolmohamadian merge authors
December 17, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
November 10, 2022 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
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