Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Pynchon

by Tanner, Tony

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Against the background of Pynchon the man, this book examines in detail his early short stories (some of which are not easily accessible) and offers a guide to the reading of his novels V, The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Many of Pynchon's recurrent themes, from entropy and information theory to his interest in the operations and divisions of power in the world since the Second World War, are considered. Finally, Tanner places Pynchon and his work in a broader cultural and literary c…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Thomas Pynchon / Tony Tanner.

Summary

Against the background of Pynchon the man, this book examines in detail his early short stories (some of which are not easily accessible) and offers a guide to the reading of his novels V, The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Many of Pynchon's recurrent themes, from entropy and information theory to his interest in the operations and divisions of power in the world since the Second World War, are considered. Finally, Tanner places Pynchon and his work in a broader cultural and literary context.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1982.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Methuen
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1982.

The Physical Object

  • Description:95 pages ; : 20 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0416316700, 9780416316704
  • oclc:ocm08109641
  • LC Classification:PS3566.Y55
  • Dewey Decimal:813/.54

Table of Contents

1. Thomas Pynchon and the death of the author -- 2. Early short fiction -- 3. V -- 4. The Crying of Lot 49 -- 5. Gravity's Rainbow.

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Subjects

Authors, American Authors, American -- Criticism and inte… Criticism, interpretation, etc Écrivains américains -- Critique et int… Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle Pynchon, Thomas

Writers

Tanner, Tony

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