Gravity's Rainbow

Name: Gravity's Rainbow
Author: Thomas Pynchon
ISBN: 9780553102710

by Thomas Pynchon

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Gravity's Rainbow is a 1973 novel by 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. In particular, it features the quest undertaken by several characters to uncover the secret of a mysterious device, the Schwarzgerät, which is slated to be installed in a rocket with the serial number "00000".

First published 1973 Penguin Books 810 pages

National Book Award for Fiction (1974) 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction

Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 6
Editions known: 44

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DDC 813.54 LCC PS-3566.00000000.Y55 G71 20th CenturyAerial Military operationsAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)American literatureAmericansAmericans -- Europe -- FictionBandes dessinéesBiographies

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