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Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Pynchon, Thomas
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0143039946
- ISBN 13
- 9780143039945
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Classics, 2003. 17th . Soft cover. As New. Large, very thick, sturdy softcover with flaps, b/w abstract art on front wrapper, a color-illustration on back of couple in burning city, praise at top from The New Republic, 776 pages. Light wear to spine top and bottom left edges. Near Very Fine.
Synopsis
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American novelist. TIME Magazine included the novel in its "All-Time 100 Greatest Novels," a list of the best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. This novel; Gravity’s Rainbow is a fabulous work of hysterical realism. The story takes place primarily in Europe at the conclusion of World War II. The narrative centers on Tyrone Slothrop who is an American on a mission to locate V-2 rockets that have been manufactured by the German military. The novel describes misadventures of several unusual characters and illustrates the struggle between those who rebel against the war and those who suppress their identity in order to be able to better serve. Although fictional, the story seamlessly integrates actual historical events into the plot. A fascinating work of penetrating analysis regarding the impact technology makes upon society. Nebula Award Nominee for Novel (1973) , National Book Award for Fiction (1974) , William Dean Howells Award
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56495
- Title
- Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- Author
- Pynchon, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 17th
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0143039946
- ISBN 13
- 9780143039945
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
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New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
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