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Thomas Pynchon

8 May 1937 -

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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  • Cover of: The small rain

    First published in 1982 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Inherent Vice: A Novel

    First published in 2009 13 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition inherentvice0000pync Cover of edition inherentvice00pync
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    First published in 1963 38 editions in 5 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition vnovelpync00pync Cover of edition vnovelpync00pync Cover of edition vnovelpync00pync Cover of edition vpynchon00pync Cover of edition vnovel0000pync Cover of edition v0000pync_v3e7 Cover of edition vperennialclassi00pync Cover of edition v00pync
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  • Cover of: The Crying of Lot 49

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  • Cover of: New world writing, no. 16

    First published in 1960 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Vineland

    First published in 1990 23 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition vineland0000pync Cover of edition vineland00pync_0 Cover of edition vinelandclassict00pync
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  • Cover of: Slow learner: early stories

    First published in 1984 15 editions in 4 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition slowlearnerearly00pync Cover of edition slowlearner00thom Cover of edition slowlearnerearly00pync_263
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    First published in 1962 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: V Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow

    First published in 1993 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Forms of the Novella: Ten Short Novels

    First published in 1981 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition formsofnovellate00rich
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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
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November 10, 2022 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
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