Gravity's Rainbow

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

by Thomas Pynchon

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Originally published by Penguin Books

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 1973810 pages

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

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

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 813.54813.5
Library of Congress (LCC): PS3566.Y55 G71PS3566.Y55G7 1995PZ0004.P997 Gr3PS3566.Y55 G7 1973

Subjects

20th CenturyAerial Military operationsAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)American literatureAmericansAmericans -- Europe -- FictionBandes dessinéesBiographiesBiographyCOMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELSCartoons and comicsComic books, strips

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ISBN 9780553102710English

DATE DUE

First published1973

National Book Award for Fiction1974

StatusREAD

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